RAF Fighter Command Pilot: The Western Front 1939-42
by Barber, Mark
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- Paperback
- Condition
- As New
- ISBN 10
- 1849087792
- ISBN 13
- 9781849087797
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About This Item
Osprey Pub Co, 2012. New book, 64 pages, WAR164. The recent 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, combined with the threat of significant cuts to the current RAF, have highlighted the importance of Fighter Command in the early days of World War II once more. The role of the 'few', as described by Churchill, during the Battle of Britain has been the subject of much mythologizing both at the time and in the years since. This title will put Fighter Command in context; describing the lack of funding and attention which it received during the interwar period, until it was almost too late. The myth of the fighter pilot will be humanized, with first-hand accounts quoted which put nervous but brave human beings from all walks of life in the cockpit. Although the Battle of Britain may not have in itself been the decisive encounter that it has historically been portrayed as, the moral victory won by the RAF, the victory that proved that Germany could be defeated, was just as important as a military-strategic victory.. Soft Cover. As New. Illus. by Turner, Graham. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Lieutenant Mark Barber RN is a pilot based at RNAS Culdrose. His dissertation on the Fleet Air Arm in the Mediterranean in World War II was named as the best in year at the Royal Navy Academy, Dartmouth. He was named Best Aircrew Officer upon graduation of his class. His unlimited access to Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm museum records and photos, has resulted in a book that is a worthy addition to the annals of British naval aviation.
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- Viceroy Books (AU)
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- Title
- RAF Fighter Command Pilot: The Western Front 1939-42
- Author
- Barber, Mark
- Illustrator
- Turner, Graham
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 1849087792
- ISBN 13
- 9781849087797
- Publisher
- Osprey Pub Co
- Place of Publication
- Oxford
- Date Published
- 2012
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- RAF FIGHTER PILOT WW2 ETO UNIFORMS EQUIPMENT
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- WW2 ETO Uniforms & Equipment;
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