BATTLE OF BRITAIN: A DAY-BY-DAY CHRONICLE 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Complete number line 10 - 1.] FINE/FINE.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,matt,colour photographic illustrated front panel of dw/dj,with black+blue lettering, colour facsimile wartime poster reproducion; with negligible shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+ fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark blue cloth bds with bright,crisp,stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate double-page monochrome photographic illustrated eps.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn, 6-391pp [paginated] includes an introduction,7 chapters,profuse contemporary b/w+colour photographs and b/w+colour facsimile illus reproductions throughout the text and the book,Aircraft of Battle of Britain,an index,list of tables,maps and sources,acknowledgements, plus [unpaginated] half-title page with colour RAF roundel illustration, double-page contemporary colour photographic illustrated title page, and similar contents list/table.
From the bestselling author of 'Fighter Boys' and 'Bomber Boys', 'Battle of Britain' is a magesterial and stunningly illustrated account of a defining episode in modern British history: the epic struggle of RAF Fighter Command with the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940.
From the shock of defeat and evacuation from Dunkirk in May/June 1940 to Fighter Command's assertion of superiority over the Luftwaffe in mid-September of that year,Patrick Bishop charts the key staging-posts of Britain's fight for national survival.The day-to-day progress of the battle - its dogfights,its heroes and victims,its impact on flyers and civilians alike (from the Luftwaffe's 'Black Thursday' of 15 August,to the opening day of 'the Blitz' on 7 September) - is evoked in a richly compelling and moving narrative.Alongside the chronological account,an array of feature panels provides a wealth of detailed information on aspects of the battle as diverse as radar and air-raid protection, high-octane fuel and 'shadow' factories,the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) and the contribution of the Polish and Czech squadrons.Eye-witness descriptions,accounts and extracts fron diaries and journals evoke the often horrific reality of war in the air, while 'pilot profiles' tell the human stories behind such celebrated 'aces' as Douglas Bader,'Paddy' Finucane and 'Ginger' Lacey.
Among the volume's 250 images are numerous contemporary photographs of planes,pilots and aerial combat,authentic pages from pilots' logbooks,public information posters and leaflets,paintings by celebrated war artists such as Paul Nash and Norman Wilkinson,and maps locating Fighter Command groups and sectors and the air fleets of the Luftwaffe.A full-colour appendix anatomizes the aircraft that won - and lost - the Battle of Britain,including the Spitfire,the Hurricane and the Messerschmitt 109.
As enthrallingly written as it is sumptuously presented,'Battle of Britain' is the definitive account of 20thC Britain's 'finest hour' from a master of popular historical narrative.No one with an interest in the history of WW2 or of modern Britain will wish to be without it. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering its prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered its qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact seller,because of the weight (nearly 1.5Kg unpackaged) and the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/ P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!