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HOW THE SPITFIRE WON THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Dilip Sarkar
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Although there were many more Hawker Hurricanes than Supermarine Spitfires engaged in the epic conflict fought over southern England in the summer of 1940, the public's imagination was captured by the shapely and charismatic Spitfire. According to legend, however, the Hurricane executed far greater damage on the enemy than all other defenses combined, and was therefore the unsung hero of our 'Finest Hour'. New research, analysed and interpreted by Dilip Sarkar however, confirms that the Spitfire, although less in number, was in fact supreme, and destroyed an equal number of enemy machines to the more numerous Hurricane force. Featuring ... Read more
Although there were many more Hawker Hurricanes than Supermarine Spitfires engaged in the epic conflict fought over southern England in the summer of 1940, the public's imagination was captured by the shapely and charismatic Spitfire. According to legend, however, the Hurricane executed far greater damage on the enemy than all other defenses combined, and was therefore the unsung hero of our 'Finest Hour'. New research, analysed and interpreted by Dilip Sarkar however, confirms that the Spitfire, although less in number, was in fact supreme, and destroyed an equal number of enemy machines to the more numerous Hurricane force. Featuring ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445615042
SKU
V9781445615042
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Ref
99-1
About Dilip Sarkar
Dilip Sarkar has been fascinated by the Battle of Britain since childhood, he remains both moved and inspired by the story of Churchill's fabled Few, those young airmen who stood between freedom and a Britain dominated by Nazi Germany. Since the 1970s he has met and interviewed more Battle of Britain pilots than any other historian. He has researched the ... Read more
Reviews for HOW THE SPITFIRE WON THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Book received critical acclaim in hardback published in 2010: 'An excellent book' SPITFIRE: THE JOURNAL OF THE SPITFIRE SOCIETY. 'Dilip Sarkar understands perfectly the mysteries of air tactics and strategy' PETER TOWNSEND, Battle of Britain fighter ace. 'Carefully argued & thoroughly convincing - a very fine volume' PROF. PAUL MACKENZIE, author of Bader: A Life 'Well-researched, accessible, ... Read more