The Golden Few is the compelling true story of a group young men who ran for Britain in the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games and four years later found themselves engaged in a war of survival high above the English countryside and over the Channel during the Battle of Britain, written by Tony Wells, author of the best selling political-military thriller, Black Gold Finale, published in 2009.

In The Golden Few, Wells tells the story of silver medalist and RAF pilot Donald Finlay and the boys of the British 4x400-meter relay team, which took the gold as Lillie Riefenstahl's camera rolled to record one of the greatest British Olympic victories of all time.

Behind this dramatic fabric of struggle, courage and indomitable determination lie several endearing and unforgettable themes, including the British athletes' close and very special relationship Jesse Owens and their close connections to the soon-to-be-devastated city of Coventry.

The book's finale, set in London at the 1948 Olympic Games provides an emotional climax to a story that both warms the heart, and reminds us all of how and why so many, owed so much, to so few.

Wells has fittingly dedicated his book to the memory of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, the brilliant New Zealander who commanded Eleven Group, Royal Air Force, during Britain's finest hour.

For Americans The Golden Few will provide new and special insight into the difficulties faced by Jesse Owens in Berlin in 1936, where he was both held in contempt by his Nazi hosts, while segregated in the very Olympic accommodations meant to unite the US team.

The story of Owen's post Berlin life and his relationship with his new found British comrades provides rare insight into intercontinental race relations in the 1930s.

Wells descriptions of the Battle of Britain and British Special Operations Executive (SOE) actions in northern France during the crucial months prior to D-Day are vivid, enhanced by priceless and extensive primary research and the author's close personal connections to several of the lead characters.

The author's meeting in late 1969 with the Olympic medallist and Battle of Britain pilot, Don Finlay, provides a poignant and appropriate close to a story that will be difficult to forget.

Eccentric readers may purchase or download The Golden Few on line either via Amazon, other media downloads, or directly from the publisher, Dorrance Publishing Company Inc, at www.dorrance-bookstore.com

Anthony Wells is a local resident who is the author of the best selling political-military thriller, Black Gold Finale, published in 2009.