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- ISBN 9781849087797
- Weight: 240g
- Dimensions: 180 x 246mm
- Publication Date: 20 Sep 2012
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
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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.
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. He has illustrated numerous titles for Osprey, covering a wide variety of subjects. The son of the illustrator Michael Turner, Graham lives and works in Buckinghamshire, UK.
