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This is the gripping story of the Battle of Britain; of some of the most fateful weeks in history.
Drawing on eyewitness accounts from both the RAF and the Luftwaffe, this is a compelling story of history in the making through an intensely fought battle, taking the reader into the heart of the action as told by those who fought and experienced it.
The book not only captures the often savage reality of the air battles over the Channel and southern...
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A group of brave Polish pilots known as Squadron 303 fought in the skies over England in World War II, not just to keep Great Britain free from the Nazis, but also to keep alive the very idea of their own country, which had existed in its modem form for barely 20 years before it was crushed between the opposing jaws of Germany and Russia. Equipped with the almost-obsolete Hurricane airplane and RAF blue uniforms, they fought, and Poland lived.
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[2004]
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English
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France had fallen. Britain, its children evacuated to safety, its armies defeated in Dunkrk, stood alone. The only defense the country had against Hitler's Luftwaffe was a handful of brave young men and the fledgling RAF Fighter Command. Against overwhelming odds, the resilient RAF fought and won a battle which changed the course of history. The greatest air battle of all time - The Battle of Britain.
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1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear into the summer sky without leaving a trace . . .
This remarkable book records the lives of RAF pilots who were shot down and remained missing for decades-until diligent research efforts by author Andy Saunders and others brought identification to them and closure to their families....
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[2015]
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English
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A moving and inspiring factual drama about the pioneering work on radar by a little know team of scientists in the run up to the Second World War. On 26 February 1935, Robert Watson-Watt demonstrated for the first time that aircraft could be detected by bouncing radio waves off them. By the time the war began in 1939, radar stations were dotted along the British coast, tracking aircraft at distances of 100 miles away.
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2011.
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"If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war," Churchill said in the summer of 194o. He was right. The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War, and now, acclaimed British historian James Holland has written the definitive account of this battle based on extensive new research from around the world, including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the fighting. --
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[2004], 2003.
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English
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From Spitfire pilots to teenage evacuees, from Coventry firemen to women and children caught up in the horror of the Blitz, Finest Hour recalls in personal, vivid detail the story of that dark time of 1940 when the destiny of the world hung in balance.
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