The Battle of Britain - August - October 1940 - An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from -8th August - 31st October 1940
Language: English
Published by HMSO, London, 1941
- Softcover
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Seller: Shore Books, London, United KingdomShore Books
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32 pages. The Battle of Britain: An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from 8th August – 31st October 1940 is a historic British wartime propaganda booklet. First published in March 1941, this 32-page booklet was commissioned by the Air Ministry's Historical Branch and produced by the Ministry of Information to celebrate the Royal Air Force's victory over the German Luftwaffe.The Author: It was written by Hilary Aidan St George Saunders, an official government writer who published it anonymously.The Impact: It was a massive publishing phenomenon. It sold 300,000 copies on its first day of release and reached over two million copies by the end of World War II. (SL#112).
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Battle of Britain - August - October 1940 - An Air Ministry Account of the Great Days from -8th August - 31st October 1940
- Author
- Hilary Aidan St George Saunders
- Publisher
- HMSO, London
- Publication year
- 1941
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Language
- English
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- HMSO
Shore Books
London, United Kingdom
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