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FIGHT FOR THE SKY: The story of the Spitfire and Hurricane.

by BADER**, DOUGLAS:

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.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus [this BCA - book club - edn,simultaneous publication as true UK,1st edn by Sidgwick & Jackson,1973.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,unclipped dw/dj - no price as a Book Club issue.Colour,scenic photographic wraps,back and front; with minimal shelf-wear and negligible creasing to dw/dj's edges - no nicks or tears present.Minimally bumped/ creased to head+foot of spine/ backstrip.Top+fore-edges generally clean,contents bright,tight and near pristine.Unblemished,bright,clean rexine (leatherette type) boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate, plain maroon eps.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st thus,4-190pp includes b/w photographic half-title and double-page b/w photographic title+contents pages,a prologue,13 chapters,an epilogue,profuse contemporary b/w photographs,b/w map+diagram,32pp contemporary colour photographs includes 9 double-page colour photographs,and an index. Group Captain Douglas Bader has become a legend in his lifetime. Legendary too are Britain's two most famous fighters,the Spitfire and the Hurricane.Perhaps no one is better suited than Douglas Bader to tell their story.Bader lost both his legs as a result of a flying accident in 1931,was invalided from the RAF in 1933,and rejoined in 1939.He first saw action in a Spitfire over Dunkirk,and in a Hurricane during the Battle of Britain.He rapidly became one of Britain's foremost aces.In August 1941 he was brought down over France and made a prisoner.His story begins with the birth of these two great fighting aeroplanes.Then he follows their fortunes through the war.The Spitfire and Hurricane fought all over the world.They flew high,they flew low - on land and on sea;they were adapted to many military and naval tasks.But their greatest contribution was when the RAF was fighting for the sky in the high summer of 1940 and the Hurricane and the Spitfire outfought the Luftwaffe to change the course of history.Douglas Bader's story is interlaced with his own experiences and those of his fellow pilots.He assesses the aeroplanes themselves,describes his methods of fighting and recounts some of his more memorable experiences.At the same time a number of 'aces' alive today (then 1973) have contributed pieces specially for the book.The book is superbly illustrated not only with b/w action photographs but also with rare and remarkable colour photographs. Please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

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R. J. A. PAXTON-DENNY. GB (GB)
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Title
FIGHT FOR THE SKY: The story of the Spitfire and Hurricane.
Author
BADER**, DOUGLAS:
Illustrator
illus with contemporary b/w+colour photographs,map+diagram.
Book Condition
Used - NFINE.
Jacket Condition
NFINE.
Quantity Available
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Edition
UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
LONDON.BCA,1973.
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
q52.NAVAL/MILITARY.UK,Qrto HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.No ISBN.BATTLEOF BRITAIN.HURRICANE+SPITFIRE+WW2.DOUGLAS BADER.BIGGIN HILL.MANSTON.ADOLF GALLAND.STUKA+JUNKER 87.RICHARD HILLARY.MESSERSCHMITT 109.WW2_avaition_aviators_RAF.Books new,used,signed,rare.
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