Compelling New Novel “Caledonian Skies” Offers Fresh Insight into Interwar Period

CS Cover SmallWhile thousands of novels focus on the drama of the two World Wars, the Interwar period is often ignored. Additionally, readers are hard pressed to find any books that examine possible prevention of Nazi aggression.

Thankfully, this Interwar period is the focus of ‘Caledonian Skies,’ a gripping new novel from Hugh Wilson. This unique fusion of fact and fiction examines what may have happened if the Allies had made earlier efforts to oppose the Nazis.

Synopsis:
February of 1939; International tensions are at an all-time high, and there is little trust in Germany’s new leader as Ian Mackay, a decorated Royal Flying Corps ace of the Great War, settles atop the mountain, Ben Lomond, to watch the sunrise.

Shortly, Ian observes what he believes is an experimental German reconnaissance airplane spying on Scotland. But there are no other witnesses, and the rudimentary radar of the day is unreliable.

Ian is driven to report what he has seen. Military intelligence officials are skeptical but agree to send Ian on an intelligence mission to investigate the German aircraft. Ian, alone at forty-two after losing his one and only love years ago, embarks on a perilous journey. With a cyanide capsule safely tucked away in his pocket, Ian only hopes he will never have to use it.

In this spirited tale of love and war that spans twenty-five years of modern European history and four generations of Scots, a seasoned pilot enters Nazi Germany on a wing and a prayer as the world erupts into chaos.