RAF Fighter Command Pilot: The Western Front 1939–42 - Couverture souple

Barber, Mark

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849087792 ISBN 13 : 9781849087797

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The role of the "few", as described by Churchill, during the Battle of Britain has been the subject of much mythologizing both at the time and in the years since.

This book puts Fighter Command in context; describing the lack of funding and attention which it received during the interwar period, until it was almost too late. Taking the myth of the fighter pilot alongside first-hand accounts, this book shows how the war put nervous but brave human beings from all walks of life in the cockpit.

Although the Battle of Britain may not have in itself been the decisive encounter that it has historically been portrayed as, the moral victory won by the RAF, the victory that proved that Germany could be defeated, was just as important as a military-strategic victory.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Mark Barber has written titles for several military aviation series and publications, he has also undertaken historical consultancy work within the video game industry. His main area of interest is British military aviation in the First and Second World Wars.

Graham Turner is a leading historical artist, specializing in the medieval period. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects from the dress of the 10th-century armies of the Caliphates, through the action of bloody medieval battles, to the daily life of the British Redcoat of the late 18th century. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849087792
• ISBN 13: 9781849087797
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Turner Graham
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 64
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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