The fallen few of the Battle of Britain / Nigel McCrery and Norman Franks ; with Edward McManus.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCrery, Nigel, author.

Franks, Norman L. R., author.

McManus, Edward, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Fighter Command--History.

Great Britain.

World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--Great Britain--Biography.

World War, 1939-1945.

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940--Chronology.

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (201 pages) : illustrations, photographs

Place of Publication:

Barnsley, England : Pen & Sword Aviation, 2015.

Summary:

"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"--Seventy-five years on the unforgettable words of Winston Churchill ring as powerfully as they did in August 1940 when the young men of the RAF stood as the last line of defence against Hitler's far more powerful Luftwaffe. This emotional yet factual book describes the three and a half months (10 July - 31 October 1940) battle day-by-day and covers the essential details of every one of the 540 young pilots who died in this critical campaign that saved Britain from invasion by the Nazis. Thanks to the authors painstaking research we are given a short biography of each pilots and learn of their actions and the manner of their deaths, their squadrons and planes. The result is a unique record and fitting memorial of the courage and sacrifice of this select band of heroes. The text is enhanced by photographs of the individuals themselves.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2016).

ISBN:

9781473875371

1473875374

9781473875388

1473875382