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In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler''s Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this to be a first step in the invasion of Britain. Squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires then among the best and most modern fighter aircraft in the world took on the threat and, over a period of months, defeated the Luftwaffe, which ultimately withdrew. This fully illustrated history looks at the origins and events of the battle, but focuses especially on the men and women of the RAF and on the ordinary people of the nation, above whose heads the great battle for freedom was waged.

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Prelude / Men and Machines / The battle / On the Ground / Never in the Field of Human Conflict... / Further Reading / Index

The Battle of Britain Shire Library

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: 2/10/2012 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780747810476, 978-0747810476
      ISBN10: 0747810478

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler''s Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this to be a first step in the invasion of Britain. Squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires then among the best and most modern fighter aircraft in the world took on the threat and, over a period of months, defeated the Luftwaffe, which ultimately withdrew. This fully illustrated history looks at the origins and events of the battle, but focuses especially on the men and women of the RAF and on the ordinary people of the nation, above whose heads the great battle for freedom was waged.

      Table of Contents
      Prelude / Men and Machines / The battle / On the Ground / Never in the Field of Human Conflict... / Further Reading / Index

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