Midnight Flyboys

“This propulsive account from journalist and historian Henderson spotlights Allied aviators and spies …  A superb storyteller, he populates his account with personal stories that underscore the treacherous nature of the task … Novelistic and enlightening.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY   “Midnight Flyboys is absorbing and filled with details I hadn’t before encountered about the partnership between American airmen, Allied spies, and the French resistance. This story of an important moment in world history has much resonance for the time we are living in.” —MICHAEL BESCHLOSS, New York Times bestselling author of Presidents of War and The Conquerors    “Midnight Flyboys is master storyteller Bruce Henderson’s best book yet. This incredible, captivating tale of undercover missions is an epic tribute to the bravest among us, and a story that will stay with you long after the final page.“  —NINA WILLNER, author of The Boys in the Light and Forty Autumns “Prize-winning historian Bruce Henderson brings the little-known story of the Carpetbaggers vividly to life by focusing not only on the bomber pilots and their crews, but also on the secret agents—men and women—who parachuted from those planes into Nazi-occupied France in the months before and after D-Day. Their harrowing adventures constitute a tense, gripping narrative.” —CRAIG L. SYMONDS, author of Annapolis Goes to War and World War II at Sea  “Henderson’s fans expect him to tell important stories with lively narrative flair. Midnight Flyboys delivers, and then some. It’s an incredible true tale, one that brings a welcome spotlight on the bravery and sacrifice of World War II heroes whose names and deeds deserve to be remembered.“  —JOHN WUKOVITS, author of Tin Can Titans and For Crew and Country “As a military pilot who flew four-engine aircraft, I’m in awe of these intrepid aviators and their crews. Henderson perfectly captures their remarkable flying abilities; every detail rings true. A moving and gripping read.“  —MICHELLE JOHNSON, Lieutenant General USAF (Retired)  “An exciting recounting of one of the most secretive and dangerous operations of World War II.” —COLIN D. HEATON, author of The Star of Africa and Above the Reich

Bruce Henderson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty nonfiction books, including Sons and Soldiers, Bridge to the Sun, and Rescue at Los Baños. An award-winning journalist and author, Henderson has taught at USC School of Journalism and Stanford University. He lives in Menlo Park, California.