The Battle of Britain. [The stage is set -- The hidden weapon -- Undreamt-of might -- The preliminary bout -- Four steps to failure -- A second round -- Eight days of crisis -- The climax -- The anticlimax -- Chronology -- British and German Higher Organisation -- Bibliography]

Collier, Basil.

Published by New York, Macmillan, 1962, 1962

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183 p. ill. 23 cm. ; LCCN: 62-2165 ; OCLC: 395686 ; LC: D787; Dewey: 940.953 ; blue cloth with gold lettering ; no dustjacket ; ex-lib, stamps, labels, date due ; "The crucial period is re-created as an understaffed, technically inferior Royal Air Force brilliantly holds off a superior invasion by the German Luftwaffe, thus convincing Hitler that even he could not break the inexhaustable spirit of the British. Stunning aerial sequences and an awesome display of World War II relics combine to make this a true classic in the glorious genre of war epics." ; writing on copyright page ; Contents: The stage is set -- The hidden weapon -- Undreamt-of might -- The preliminary bout -- Four steps to failure -- A second round -- Eight days of crisis -- The climax -- The anticlimax -- Chronology -- British and German Higher Organisation -- Bibliography. ; G. Seller Inventory # 005908

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Battle of Britain. [The stage is set -- ...

Publisher: New York, Macmillan, 1962

Publication Date: 1962

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Book Type: Book