Battlefront by Public Record Office
This wallet contains 12 facsimiles of key original 1940 documents, relating the story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoints of Winston Churchill, the RAF commanders and individual pilots, and a boy living in the East End during the Blitz. The documents are accompanied by an illustrated introduction which places them in their historical context and includes a glossary of technical terms used in the items. The pack includes: a colour illustration of a Spitfire, showing internal workings; a map showing the layout of Fighter Command Groups; a pilot combat report; a colour-poster illustration of a Hurricane; a Group Operations Record Book; an Air Ministry War Room Daily Summary; Park and Leigh-Mallory's arguments on "Big Wing" fighter tactics; the Luftwaffe order of battle; Churchill's speech, with a photograph; a report on public morale; and a boy's diary of the Blitz.
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| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781873162842 |
| ISBN 10 | 1873162847 |
| Title | Battlefront |
| Author | Public Record Office |
| Series | Public Record Office Document Packs |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Mixed media product |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2000-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |