- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: Quercus Publishing Plc; Anniversary ed edition (May 13 2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1849169896
- ISBN-13: 978-1849169899
- Product Dimensions: 25 x 18.4 x 3.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.4 Kg
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,458,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Compelling ... a fascinating insight into the emotions and actions of those who took part on both sides ... A worthy memorial to the 'Few' ' Daily Telegraph.
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Battle of Britain is a riveting chronicle of the epic struggle between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe. It is the story of Britain's fight for national survival, from the shock defeat and evacuation from Dunkirk in May/June 1940 to fighter Command's assertion of superiority over the Luftwaffe in mid-September. Battle of Britain takes the reader through that summer day by day, revealing the ongoing battle's impact on flyers and civilians alike. By enhancing his narrative with eye-witness accounts, diary extracts and pilot profiles, Bishop brings the often horrific reality of air combat vividly to life. In Battle of Britain Patrick Bishop has written the definitive account of one of the pivotal moments in twentieth-century British history, and a nation's 'finest hour'.
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A good factual overview, Nov 7 2010
By John Middleton - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Battle of Britain (Paperback)
Battle of Britain: Day by day chronicleFrom a casual survey of military history bookshelves, a visitor from outer space might think that WWII consisted of the Battle of Britain, D-Day, Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway. What more can there be to add to the history of the Battle of Britain, now that the vast bulk of the participants are dead and new information is unlikely to come to light? Well, why read about it at all - we know who won - or why re-read a novel?
Given all that, this is the day by day telling of the Battle, with profiles of the major players and some pilots. There are a number of appendices, including one setting out details of the aircraft used to fight the Battle. It is well written, if somewhat bland - it fails to really take sides on the "big wing" issue, and notes that there were personality clashes between various parties, again without taking a definitive view of why this was. The facts are all set out, and it was news to me that the Battle really started - apart from the whole "invasion of England" issue - over convoy protection in the English channel. One pilot notes that this was foolish - why not unload the ships on Southern or Western ports - but there is no consideration of whether this was in fact so, or what other shipping options there were.
This, then, is good but not great. Its worth reading - it will cause you ask questions, and then I suppose you have to go and seek the answers elsewhere. It's a good introduction for someone who has not read much about the Battle of Britain, and a nice refresher if you have read on it previously.
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