Duel of Eagles

Dogfights in the sky, ruthless political maneuvers, legendary heroes of the air like Richthofen the Red Baron and Douglas Bader, this book combines all of these colorful, dramatic, and evocative accounts of the furious air conflicts that saved Britain from German invasion. Free Download Duel of Eagles [ by ] Peter Townsend [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Over last thirty years or so, military history books written or translated into English have constituted a major part of literature that I like to read No matter how hard I try, I cannot recollect reading a book in that genre that seems as quintessentially English as Duel of Eagles Written only 30 years after the legend of Battle of Britain took shape, by a man who actually led one of RAF squadrons into batt...Much of this is a first person account of Townsend s early WW2 experience, along with anecdotes from pilots and flight crew of both sides in the 1930s and up to September 1940 That is all excellent, and the interleaving of Goering vs Dowding s decisions, and the actions of Park, Kesselring and co makes for great reading.The first 1 3rd of the book was tough going The detailed description of the politics of the RAF vs RN and RA, then the development of the Luftwaffe in parallel were not well s Much of this is a first person account of Townsend s early WW2 experience, along with anecdotes from pilots and flight crew of both sides in the 1930s and up to Septe...I can scarcely believe this fine work has only 12 reviews thus far I found it quite well written While the first parts seem slow going, Townsend is carefully setting up the massive undercover development of the Luftwaffe and the slower but still timely development of the RAF fighter squadrons, radar, and the command and control systems for their momentous collision While the end result is well known, he manages to i...Thorough first person account of the Battle of Britain.One of the best books I can recall that I ve read about the Battle of Britain Starting on September 7, 1940 Adolf Hitler ordered the bombing of London as well as other cities in Britain This was known ...I really enjoyed this book It took me forever to read it it is written in narrative format rather than really putting you into the story , so it isn t a page turner in the normal sense But it gives a lot of great information about air warfare and how it developed and pla...Excellent book on the Battle of Britain told from the perspective of a British pilot who fought in the battle It includes German perspectives, along with blunders on both sides What was really helpful was the background on the beginnings of both the RAF and Luftwaffe Highly recommendThis is a very good account of the Battle of Britian It is written by an English pilot who fought in the war He interviewed several German pilots for the book including a man that he shot down during the battle and gives an accurate portrayal from both sides.Peter Townsend was a British fighter pilot during the Battle of Britain As a side note, he was also the man Princess Margaret wanted to marry but was forbidden by her sister, the Queen.A great account by a RAF pilot who was there.

• English
• 01 October 2018
Peter Townsend
• Hardcover
• 456 pages
• 0785815686
• Peter Townsend
• Duel of Eagles