"A concise, penetrating account....This stirring book inspires an admiration for British courage."—New York Times Book Review
This book contains a large number of dramatic eyewitness accounts, even as it reveals new facts that will alter common perceptions of the battle.
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Describes the three-month German bombing of Great Britain in 1940 by the Luftwaffe, the errors made by the Germans, and the courage of the British flyers and the public.
The Battle of Britain
This book explores the strategies, technology, and long-term consequences of a fierce battle that changed the course of World War II.
With a finely-struck balance of historical background and dramatic renderings of RAF and Luftwaffe engagements over the English countryside, Hough and Richards offer a history that is at once deep and wide-ranging.
The Battle of Britain
The book provides a wealth of information on the events of that infamous summer of 1940. [This is a text-only ebook edition.]
Published in time for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this new history broadens and deepens our understanding of an event that became an instant legend. For the...