Fighter Boys: the Pilots Behind the Battle of Britain
ISBN-10: 0006532047
ISBN-13: 9780006532040
$12.63
Book Specs
Binding
Trade Paper
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Published on
Apr 5, 2004
Edition
st Edition
Dimensions
5.08x1.18x7.80 Inches
Weight
0.77 Pounds
About the Book
In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter Command. This is their story.
The Battle of Britain is one of the most crucial battles ever fought, and the victory of Fighter Command over the Luftwaffe has always been celebrated as a classic feat of arms. But, as Patrick Bishop shows in this superb history, it was also a triumph of the spirit in which the attitudes of the pilots themselves played a crucial part.
Reaching beyond the myths to convey the fear and exhilaration of life on this most perilous of frontlines, Patrick Bishop offers an intimate and compelling account that is a soaring tribute to the exceptional young men of Fighter Command.