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They Flew Hurricanes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Adrian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurricane (Fighter plane).
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
- Hurricane (Fighter plane)--Aerial operations, British--Personal narratives, British.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Local Subjects:
- Hurricane (Fighter plane).
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, British.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- : Pen and Sword, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Hawker Hurricane, together with the Spitfire, is the most famous aircraft of the Second World War. Many pilots including Douglas Bader thought it was superior to the Spit but together they saved Britain from Nazi invasion and possible defeat.Adrian Stewart has produced a gloriously atmospheric and nostalgic book capturing the spirit of this great aircraft and the pilots who flew them. It tracks the aircraft as it was developed and improved and follows it to the many theatres of the war where it saw service. Among the lesser known are Burma and the hazardous convoy protection both in the Ar
- Contents:
- ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Dedication""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Chapter 1 - Background""; ""Chapter 2 - Early Encounters""; ""Chapter 3 - Days of Disaster""; ""Chapter 4 - Finest Hour""; ""Chapter 5 - Cover of Darkness""; ""Chapter 6 - Action in the Arctic""; ""Chapter 7 - Action over the Med""; ""Chapter 8 - Island under Siege""; ""Chapter 9 - The Convoys Went Through""; ""Chapter 10 - The Onslaught of Japan""; ""Chapter 11 - Conflict across the Channel""; ""Chapter 12 - Decision in the Desert""; ""Chapter 13 - Last Lap""
- ""Chapter 14 - Assessment""""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781783402472
- 1783402474
- 9781783409754
- 1783409754
- OCLC:
- 854974801
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