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Book captured the imagination of the battles over Britain, great book New Download Fighter [ author ] Len Deighton [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Fighter Thre True Story of the Battle of BritainRecommended As its title obviously implies, this book is about the Battle of Britain It is a general overview of the battle as seen from both side of the Channel and makes for an interesting introductory reading Those who have a thorough knowledge of the battle will find it brings an interesting perspective and a good read, but not much new informations per see.The book is made of five parts 1 Strategy2 Air Chief Sir Hugh Dowding, Commande Fighter Thre True Story of the Battle of BritainRecommended As its title obviously implies, this book is about the Battle of Britain It is a general overview of the battle as seen from both side of the Channel and makes for an interesting introductory reading Those who have a thorough knowledge of the battle will find it brings an interesting perspective and a good read, but not much new informations per see.The book is made of five parts 1 Strategy2 Air Chief Sir Hugh Dowding, Commander in Chief Fighter Command3 Weapons The Metal Monoplane and Radar4 Tactics5 The resultsIt aslo includes a short selected bibliography.The author is a good writer, and the pace of the story keeps you into it all along The book goes into the most important elements of the battle, from RAF and Luftwaffe high co...This was one of a projected series of twelve factual books I believe, that Deighton intended to write about the history of WW 2.As he now appears to have retired from writing we are left with just some.One of the problems of reviewing non fiction works is whether you rate ...This is without doubt the best book on this subject I have ever read It is not only impeccably researched but it also explodes many myths that have grown out of propaganda and are widely regarded as truths.Full of interesting facts but an oddly disjointed book.This book has the kind of writing I wish all war books had Fascinating descriptions of the planes, the weapons, and the people involved Very fair to both the RAF and the LuftwaffeI don t know if I ve ever seen such an even handed approach One of the few military histories I would recommend...Thoughof an exposition than a narrative, Fighter provided me a lot of meat in terms of the conditions the pilots faced, the strengths and limitations of each aircraft involved as well as the myriad personalities of men of all ranks who fought in the Battle of Britain.Very detailed account of the Battle of Britain its leaders, the equipment, the tactics, and the outcomes.A MUST read for anyone wanting to know about the Battle of BritianThe Battle of Britain remains the most compelling story of warfare it was one of the decisive battles of the Second World War It was the first significant defeat of Nazi Germany.I read the whole book carefully The most telling passage was on page 338 Inevitably the war grew larger and larger Before it ended, the Luftwaffe was to lose, in one day s combat, the same number of planes that...This book apparently took the author seven years to research and write It was published in 1977 almost thirty years ago, so it is itself now part of the history of the Second World War Len Deighton was able to interview some of the people who had actually participated in the Battle of Britain on both sides and there is a picture of him with one of the German fighter aces amongst the photographs The biographies of the participants are a revelation, as is the rivalry not only between the German This book apparently took the author seven years to research and write It was published in 1977 almost thirty years ago, so it is itself now part of the history of the Second World War Len Deighton was able to interview some of the people ...

Fighter
  • English
  • 16 May 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 264 pages
  • 0785812083
  • Len Deighton
  • Fighter