The Few: Fight for the Skies: Images of War - Softcover

Philip Kaplan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1783463023 ISBN 13: 9781783463022

Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation, 2015

Synopsis

In this new pictorial history from Philip Kaplan, the perspectives of both RAF and Luftwaffe airmen are considered within the wider context of one of the most iconic and pivotal conflicts of modern history. The Blitz, primarily the bombing of London and the major cities of Britain by the German Air Force, lasted for fifty-seven nights from September 1940 into May 1941. Life under the bombing; the perspectives of German and British airmen; the experience of sheltering in the London Underground; first-hand accounts of the horror by survivors left behind; all these voices are consolidated to great effect, providing a suitable commentary to the rare archive photography on display. Accounts and photographs of some of the most notable participants caught up in the proceedings include; Al Deere, Geoffrey Page, Brian Kingcome, Peter Townsend, Bob Doe and Ginger Lacey.

About this title

About the Author:

Philip Kaplan has written or co-authored and designed twenty books, including; One Last Look, Abbeville Press, 1988; Little Friends, Random House, 1993, Fighter Pilot, Aurum Press, 2002. He is the author of several Pen and Sword publications including Night and Day Bomber Offensive (2006), Fighter Aces of the Luftwaffe in World War II (2007), and Behind the Wire: Allied Prisoners of War in Hitler's Germany (2012).

About this edition

• Publisher: Pen & Sword Aviation
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1783463023
• ISBN 13: 9781783463022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144