The Odds Against Us
- ISBN-10
- 0821724959
- ISBN-13
- 9780821724958
- Category
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1988-10-01
- Publisher
- Zebra Books
- Author
- Peter Townsend
Description
In a time of heart-stopping terror and magnificent human triumph, the citizens of Britain rose up, refusing to buckle under the brutal bombing assault of a relentless enemy. Here is the story of a handful of ill-equipped British flyers who confronted the mightiest air force on Earth!
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