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by Richard Hough & Denis Richards
| Thick paperback in Very Good condition. Reading creases down spine, faint crease across bottom left corner back cover.
First published 1989.
Coronet edition 1990.
432 pages, illustrated with three blocks of eight pages of black and white photos.
11.1cm x 17.8cm x 3cm.
Weight: 300gms.
Cover price: £4.99.
The Battle of Britain. The images are enduring: the gallant 'few' in their Spitfires and Hurricanes, climbing to do battle with vastly superior armadas of German fighters and bombers, high over the fields of Kent.
The courage and skill of those pilots was remarkable, yet victory depended on much more than individual daring. The technical development of radar and the eight-gun fighter, as well as the whole idea of a co-ordinated air defence system, are described. Here also are the clashes of temperament and opinion.
The Battle of Britain was a decisive turning point in history. Had the RAF failed, Britain would have been invaded and the later liberation of Western Europe would have been impossible.
For this remarkable, vivid account of a dramatic and vitally important battle, the authors have talked to over three hundred survivors to recreate those fateful days of fifty years ago.
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Publisher: Coronet
ISBN: 0340534702
Condition: Very Good |
1990
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| Postage & Handling to UK mainland: £4.00 | Price: £3.50
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