With Wings Like Eagles

Posted on 18 September 2017 by Michael Korda

With Wings Like Eagles is bold and refreshing Korda writes with great elegance and flair Wall Street JournalFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II In the words of the Washington Post Book World, With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history to deserve the description heroic. Best Read With Wings Like Eagles [ By ] Michael Korda [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr This was a wonderful short account of the air war between Germany and Great Britain in the period of July through September of 1940, one that Churchill called their finest hour He had only been in the office as Prime Minister since the fateful month of May, when the Nazis had swept through France and most of the British Expeditionary Force had made a miraculous and ignominious evacuation by sea from Dunkirk in Belgium With Hitler s forces obscenely enjoying the fruits of victory in Paris and This was a wonderful short account of the air war between Germany and Great Britain in the period of July through September of 1940, one that Churchill called their finest hour He had only been in the office as Prime Minister since the fateful month of May, when the Nazis had swept through France and most of the British Expeditionary Force had made a miraculous and ignominious evacuation by sea from Dunkirk in Belgium With Hitler s forces obscenely ...I was enthralled by this history of the beginning months of the Battle of Britain Korda outlines, in detail, the air battle strategies of both England and Germany but that detail does not overwhelm the overall story It is hard for our generation to imagine the destruction that rained from the skies on the military and civilian population, especially when the bombing of London began The bravery of the RAF fighter pilots is almost beyond imagination as they took to the sky again and again to me I was enthralled by this history of the beginning months of the Battle of Britain Korda outlines, in detail, the air battle strategies of both England and Germany but that detail does not overwhelm the overall story It is hard for our generation to imagine the destruction that rained from the skies on the military and civilian population, especially when the bombing o...Magnificent Exciting and easy to read, this history of the Battle of Britain takes you inside the minds and events involved in this pivotal part of WW2, when Britain stood alone against a European continent under the domi...The late 1930s and early 1940s were very harsh times Just before this book I tackled one about the Dustbowl and the Great Depression This book deals with how England nearly ceased to exist under a brutal siege by Hitler and the German War Machine Before invading, the fuhrer insisted on destroying the British Air Command The author details how t...This book presents a look at how the British won the Battle of Britain under the direction of men like Dowding and Park It s an interesting book, highlighting the intrigues in Britain and Germany, which led to decisions which made the difference Churchill comes across as less than knowledgeable about how the air war was to be handled successfully, especially concerning the decision about sending aircraft to France before Dunkirk Goering takes his lumps too for his arrogance and lack of unders This book presents a look at how the British won the Battle of Britain under the direction of men like Dowding and Park It s an interesting book, highlighting the intrigues in Britain and Germany, which led to decisions which ...Before Roosevelt, Marshall and Eisenhower there was Churchill and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding Dowding was the architect of victory in what has come to be known as the Battle of Britain and this book is a valuable account of that battle Britain braced virtually alone for two years and heroically withstood the Nazi onslaught As a free nation we must ever be thankful Churchill paid tribute to the men and women heroes of the battle who turned the tide of eventual world war Before the H Before Roosevelt, Marshall and Eisenhower there was Churchill and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding Dowding was the architect of victory in what has come to be known as the Battle of Britain and this book is a valuable account...In this history of the Battle of Britain, Michael Korda deftly plucks both the harp strings of emotion as he folds images of his grandfather s Alexander Korda s film version of H G Well s Things to Come with the pedal work of solid facts demythologizing kill damage estimates and careful research Having read Churchill s Their Finest House Volume II of his Second World War series , I thought I knew quite a bit about the events With Wings Like Eagles A History of the Battle of Britain mad In this history of the Battle...With Wings Like Eagles A History of the Battle of BritainMichael KordaRead it in paperback, a short read at 352 pages.I really enjoy reading about the golden age of aerial combat,specifically what is known as the Dog Fight As someone who owns a dog that likes to fight, this is the perfect terminology The fundamentals are simple, the biggest baddest dog in the pack picks a target and then it becomes a swirling aerial melee of carnage as each dog attempts to use speed, altitude, and posi With Wings Like Eagles A History of the Battle of BritainMichael KordaRead it in paperback, a short read at 352 pages.I really enjoy reading about the golden age of aerial combat,specifically what is known as the Dog Fight As someone who owns a dog that likes to fight, this is the perfect terminology The fundamentals are simple, the biggest baddest dog in the pack picks a target and then it becomes a swirling aerial melee of carnage as each dog attempts to use speed, altitude, and positioning to rend an opponent from the sky The limitations of aerial technology in the 1930 s pushed the envelope in a realm that was still being hastily flushed out, especially aerial combat, in war time conditions It s ...Quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed The book seems to mirror the career of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding while discussing the Battle of Britain I learned a great deal about the British advantages and heart of how and why they won the battle and how they deflected the German bombardment Why technological advances for battle were important for victory You get a feel from the author of what it was like to live through the experience of being bombed day on end and not knowing when it was g Quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed The book seems to mirror the career of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding while discussing the Battle of Britain I learned a great deal about the British advantages and heart of how and why they won the battle and how they deflected the German bombardment Why technological advances for battle were important for victory You get a feel from the author of what it was like to live through the experience of being bombed day on end and not knowing when it was going to end The book was also honest about the politics behind the battle and in England in general Several books and conventional wisdom bend over backwards to praise Churchill in everything he did This book touches on some of his less admirable qualities and actually goes through efforts to praise his p...More like 3.5 stars So much of this book was fascinating I was particularly interested in the account of the development of the British radar network and the author s suggestion that Neville Chamberlain was not appeasing the Nazis but rather wisely buying time until this crucial defensive element could be completed and installed and I certainly got a sense of what it would have been like to be in the air, on the ground and in the command centers during Britain s finest hour I did feel, howev More like 3.5 stars So much of this book was fascinating I was particularly interested in the account of the development of the British radar network and the author s suggestion that Neville Chamberlain was not appeasing the Nazis but rather wisely buying time until this crucial defensive element...

English
18 September 2017

Michael Korda