Battle of Britain

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In this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages. New Download [ Battle of Britain ] author [ Len Deighton ] For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr I thought I had the Battle of Britain pretty much sussed, but this book was full of stuff I didn t know It s also beautifully designed and laid out, with detailed colour illustrations to satisfy my inner avgeek Len Deighton is both an excellent writer and a diligent researcher, resulting in a book that gets the facts across clearly, enjoyably, and memorably My only complaint is that the main text is sometimes split mid sentence by several pages of breakout boxes and images, and I prefer a mor I thought I had the Battle of Britain pretty much sussed, but this book was full of stuff I didn t know It s also beautifully designed and laid out, with detailed colour illustrations to satisfy my inner avgeek Len Deighton is both an excellent writer and a diligent researcher...When I told them that Britain would fight on alone, whatever the French did, their generals told their prime minister and his divided cabinet, In three weeks England will have its neck wrung like a chicken Some chicken Some neck Winston Chuchill,In 1940, the whole of Europe lay under the flags of brutal tyrannies, fascist and Soviet alike Having rolled over France with ease, Hitler bid the English to lay down their arms acknowledge him as master of Europe, and the struggle would be When I told them that Britain would fight on alone, whatever the French did, their generals told their prime minister and his divided cabinet, In three weeks England will have its neck wrung like a chicken Some chicken Some neck Winston Chuchill,In 1940, the whole of Europe lay under the flags of brutal tyrannies, fascist and Soviet alike Having rolled over France with ease, Hitler bid the English to lay down their arms acknowledge him as master of Europe, and the struggle would be over Hitler, it seems, skipped Napoleonic history altogether not only did he miss l empereur s blunder in Russia, but the fact that Britain was no stranger to defying a continent arrayed against it Such defiance could be broken, however, through force of arms Britain s army had barely escaped the continent via Dunkirk and left much of its equipment behind Its only hope lay in the Royal Air Force, protecting both the Isle and a Navy shielding convoys and guarding against invasion Through a long summer, young men t...I am not certain if this is the first edition of Deighton s book, but I did read the first edition published in 1980 The Battle of Britain means a lot to me as I have family in England My grandfather was a gunner in the RAF This edition is beautifully illustrated For those interested in the detail of the planes themselves, there are many intricate illustrations I would have given the book five stars but for the lack of information about people To me a war is about people as much as facts a I am not certain if this is the first edition of Deighton s book, but I did read the first edition published in 1980 The B...An excellent book that details the summer of 1940 in western Europe It gives detailed accounts of the air battle that took place between the RAF the Luftwaffe An easy to read good paced book with numerous historical photos If you like histor...Deighton draws on many sources to recreate the air war over Britain during World War II There are many excellent photographs to enhance the historical account of events.Blew my mind when I read it in my early teens Helped start a love affair with aircraft and the Spitfire that I still have.3 20 03 Mt Dora.read for research

Battle of Britain
  • English
  • 01 August 2018
  • Paperback
  • 224 pages
  • 1840222085
  • Len Deighton
  • Battle of Britain