Dr Helen Doe is a well-established historian and author who has appeared regularly on radio and TV and is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society. She is a fellow of the University of Exeter, where she taught for some years. She is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), chair of the British Commission for Maritime History and a government advisor to National Historic Ships. In 2015 she published Fighter Pilot, the biography of her father, Bob Doe. Stanford Tuck is her second book to focus on World War II RAF aces.

"Scrupulously researched, this book tells the story of the human being behind the hero, bringing home the true tragedy and suffering of war. It makes for a compelling read."-- Stephen Bungay"Stanford Tuck is a neglected hero of the British narrative of the Second World War despite his success as a fighter ace in the critical years. Helen Doe has successfully rescued Tuck as an airman worth knowing better, and at the same time has removed the many myths and distortions that earlier accounts accumulated. This is no hagiography, but a thoroughly researched biography that presents the many sides of Tuck's personality and career with candour but also with sympathy."-- Professor Richard Overy"The book paints a very vivid picture of Tuck - a man with faults and failures amid all the success - and so much more interesting as a result. I very much like the way Helen Doe has drawn on many sources and includes them as part of the narrative. A really good read."-- Simon Pearson (author of The Great Escaper)"An impeccably researched and highly readable account, and one very fair in its reasoning and assessments. Excellent."-- Aeroplane"Exceptionally well researched, balanced and authoritative, this is an excellent read."-- Classic Wings"This is an acute memoir of refreshing clarity written with sympathy and elan."-- Britain at War Magazine (Book of the Month)

Dr Helen Doe is a well-established historian and author who has appeared regularly on radio and TV and is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society. She is a fellow of the University of Exeter, where she taught for some years. She is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), chair of the British Commission for Maritime History and a government advisor to National Historic Ships. In 2015 she published Fighter Pilot, the biography of her father, Bob Doe. Stanford Tuck is her second book to focus on World War II RAF aces.

"Scrupulously researched, this book tells the story of the human being behind the hero, bringing home the true tragedy and suffering of war. It makes for a compelling read."-- Stephen Bungay"Stanford Tuck is a neglected hero of the British narrative of the Second World War despite his success as a fighter ace in the critical years. Helen Doe has successfully rescued Tuck as an airman worth knowing better, and at the same time has removed the many myths and distortions that earlier accounts accumulated. This is no hagiography, but a thoroughly researched biography that presents the many sides of Tuck's personality and career with candour but also with sympathy."-- Professor Richard Overy"The book paints a very vivid picture of Tuck - a man with faults and failures amid all the success - and so much more interesting as a result. I very much like the way Helen Doe has drawn on many sources and includes them as part of the narrative. A really good read."-- Simon Pearson (author of The Great Escaper)"An impeccably researched and highly readable account, and one very fair in its reasoning and assessments. Excellent."-- Aeroplane"Exceptionally well researched, balanced and authoritative, this is an excellent read."-- Classic Wings"This is an acute memoir of refreshing clarity written with sympathy and elan."-- Britain at War Magazine (Book of the Month)

Dr Helen Doe is a well-established historian and author who has appeared regularly on radio and TV and is also an accredited lecturer for the Arts Society. She is a fellow of the University of Exeter, where she taught for some years. She is also a fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS), chair of the British Commission for Maritime History and a government advisor to National Historic Ships. In 2015 she published Fighter Pilot, the biography of her father, Bob Doe. Stanford Tuck is her second book to focus on World War II RAF aces.

"Scrupulously researched, this book tells the story of the human being behind the hero, bringing home the true tragedy and suffering of war. It makes for a compelling read."-- Stephen Bungay"Stanford Tuck is a neglected hero of the British narrative of the Second World War despite his success as a fighter ace in the critical years. Helen Doe has successfully rescued Tuck as an airman worth knowing better, and at the same time has removed the many myths and distortions that earlier accounts accumulated. This is no hagiography, but a thoroughly researched biography that presents the many sides of Tuck's personality and career with candour but also with sympathy."-- Professor Richard Overy"The book paints a very vivid picture of Tuck - a man with faults and failures amid all the success - and so much more interesting as a result. I very much like the way Helen Doe has drawn on many sources and includes them as part of the narrative. A really good read."-- Simon Pearson (author of The Great Escaper)"An impeccably researched and highly readable account, and one very fair in its reasoning and assessments. Excellent."-- Aeroplane"Exceptionally well researched, balanced and authoritative, this is an excellent read."-- Classic Wings"This is an acute memoir of refreshing clarity written with sympathy and elan."-- Britain at War Magazine (Book of the Month)