FIGHTER, The True Story of the Battle of Britain by Deighton, Len - 1978

Castle Books. Good in Good dust jacket. 2000. Hardcover. 0785812083 . E--Wear to covers and DJ. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .

Filled with illustrations and many never before published photographs, Fighter explodes the syths of the Battle of Britain with an honest and full acount of every tactic, machine and figure, from Churchill and dowding to Hitler and Goring. Fully illustrated with actual photographs.

In 1940 Germany's invasion of Great Britain was decided on in principle and a provisional date of 15 September was made. However from the top down it never really existed except with Goring and the Luftwaffe who launched Eagle Attack in August 1940. The Battle of Britain put Great Britain back in the war. 261 pages with 62 black and white photographs, and 33 Figures. Book in good+ condition with light tanning.

0: Book Club. Very Good. Hardcover. 1978. 304 pages. tidy copy .

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperCollins, 1994. Soft Cover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. It was the battle that proved Great Britain was a vital force in the war. It was the battle that inspired Churchill's immortal phrase, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." Above all, it was a battle of men and machines that had no precedent. And never before has the aerial battle between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940 been analyzed with such dazzling clarity. Filled with illustrations and many never-before-published photographs, fighter explodes the myths of the Battle of Britain with an honest and full account of every tactic, machine and figure - from Churchill and Dowding to Hitler and Goring. Drenched in details of the war's dramatically new aircraft - the Bf 109, Hurricane, and Spitfire - and the true-life stories of the pilots who flew them, this is the definitive book on a legendary conflict, and… Read More

LONDON: JONATHAN CAPE, 1977 Airforce Blue Boards with gilt blocked titles to spine, 220 x 145 mm approx.Top edge stained red with matching red endpapers. 304 pp 62 b/w illustrations on 40 pp of glossy plates + 33 line figs all as called for.Intro by A.J.P.Taylor. First Edition 1st impression 1977. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/VG (Book- mild general shelf wear, no previous owner name or insc. Dust Jacket- slight rubbing to extremities incl. to laminate, negligible fading to red title to spine, non price clipped cover - £4.95. No other notable defects to book or jacket).

Jonathan Cape. GS115 1977, hardcover, stofomslag licht verkleurd / some yellowing on dustjacket

Triad Granada, 1979. Softcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Book 1980 reprint 3000 Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 335 pages. Item Type: Book. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Deep crease to front cover. No inscriptions. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Military & Warfare; Aviation. ISBN: 0586046119. ISBN/EAN: 9780586046111. Please contact H4o Books if you require images or further information. Inventory No: 034574. . 9780586046111

London: Jonathan Cape, 1977. 1st. hardback. Good, 1st edition, clipped d/j (good, some wear), blue clothbound boards, gilt spine titling; text block firm (slight forward lean), pages unmarked.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). History is swamped by patriotic myths about the aerial combat fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe over the summer of 1940. In his gripping history of the Battle of Britain, Len Deighton drew on a decade of research and his own wartime experiences to puncture these myths and point towards a more objective, and even more inspiring, truth.

London: Cape, 1993. 1st ed. thus. Near Fine. octavo. stiff wrappers 261pp., b/w plates, diags., bibliog., index, OwnerÕs stamp & some underlining /annotations by previous owner who flew with RAF Bomber Command