The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain
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Telling the stories of the commanders, the air raids, the pilots, the aircraft and the vital use of the world’s first radar air defence system, this comprehensive miscellany is a compelling guide to this most crucial of Second World War battles – the first to be fought solely in the air.
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The Battle of Britain by Norman Ferguson
Have you ever wondered... • How fast a Spitfire could travel? • Which pilot won Fighter Command’s only Victoria Cross? • What a ‘Stuka Party’ was? Telling the stories of the commanders, the air raids, the pilots, the aircraft and the vital use of the world’s first radar air defence system, this comprehensive miscellany is a compelling guide to this most crucial of Second World War battles – the first to be fought solely in the air.Norman Ferguson is an author of The First World War: A Miscellany and The Second World War: A Miscellany, as well as other books on history, aviation and modern culture. He has worked as a web editor and copywriter and lives in Edinburgh.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781849537421 |
| ISBN 10 | 1849537429 |
| Title | The Battle of Britain |
| Author | Norman Ferguson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Octopus Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2015-07-09 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |