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Arthur, Max

 
9780753522271: Last of the Few: The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It
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ISBN 10 : 0753522276 ISBN 13 : 9780753522271
Editeur : Virgin Books, 2010

Synopsis

Bestselling author Max Arthur's landmark oral history of the Battle of Britain, sharing the voices of those who were there

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À propos de l'auteur

Max Arthur is the author of best-selling Forgotten Voices of the Great War and Forgotten Voices of the Second World War. His last book, The Dambusters, is one of The Times / WH Smith's '50 Paperbacks of the Year' for 2009.

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Praise for Dambusters

'May well challenge his seminal Forgotten Voices of the Great War ... a masterpiece of concise storytelling' - Sunday Express

'A vivid and moving account of the personality clashes, hopes, fears and regrets surrounding one of the most famous bombing operations of all time' - Daily Mail

'What a story. And I do not believe that it has ever been better told' - Stephen Fry

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After the fall of France to the German army in May 1940, Hitler set his sights on the invasion of Britain. Within weeks he had a vast battle fleet ranged along the French coast. But his biggest obstacle was the small and under-resourced Royal Air Force - Hitler knew that he must gain control of the skies if his fleet was to stand a chance of crossing successfully.

And so began the Battle of Britain: thirteen terrifying weeks which saw 2,500 young RAF pilots pitted against the larger and more experienced German forces of the Luftwaffe high above the English channel.

Despite being vastly outnumbered, by October the multiple daily sorties and vicious dogfights were over, the Germans had slunk behind their lines and a British victory was assured.

More than a fifth of the British pilots died during the Battle of Britain. The remaining veterans are all in their eighties and nineties. Now leading oral historian Max Arthur has interviewed more than twenty veterans of that short but hugely significant battle. They tell of their experiences in their own words, their memories undimmed by the passage of time, and their stories as riveting, as vivid and as poignant as they were seventy years ago.

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Éditeur
Virgin Books
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0753522276
ISBN 13 
9780753522271
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780753522295: Last of the Few: The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0753522292 ISBN 13 :  9780753522295
Editeur : Virgin Books, 2011
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