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Hurricane : The Plane That Saved Britain.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stewart, Adrian.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hurricane (Fighter plane).
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (317 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Hurricane
- Place of Publication:
- London : Canelo Digital Publishing Ltd, 2021.
- Summary:
- The riveting exploits of a fighter aircraft and an underrated aerial hero of the Second World War The Hawker Hurricane was flying on the outbreak of war in 1939. Six years later, having saved Britain, it was still playing a major part in the war effort. Widely remembered in its fighter role and unjustly left in the shade of the Spitfire, the Hurricane's role was varied and pivotal: as a fighter, fighter-bomber, anti-tank aircraft and used at sea. Nor was its theatre of operations any less wide: it saw action in France from the beginning of the Phoney War to the outbreak of the Blitzkrieg, in the Battle of Britain, and then as far afield as Russia, Sumatra and Madagascar. In this intensely readable, spirited and classic account, Adrian Stewart describes all the Hurricane's roles, adventures and achievements. He recounts the exploits of the aircraft's outstanding pilots who contributed so much towards mastery of the skies and eventual victory. Perfect for readers of John Nichol's Spitfire and Lancaster .
- Contents:
- Intro
- Hurricane
- Dedication
- Chapter One
- Creation and Early Campaigns
- Chapter Two
- Blitzkrieg
- Chapter Three
- The Bomber-Butcher
- Chapter Four
- The Crisis
- Chapter Five
- Night-Fighter and Intruder
- Chapter Six
- The Mediterranean
- Chapter Seven
- The Balkans and The Middle East
- Chapter Eight
- The Atlantic and the Arctic
- Chapter Nine
- The Rising Sun
- Chapter Ten
- The Sea Hurricane
- Chapter Eleven
- Fighter-Bomber and Tank-Buster
- Chapter Twelve
- Preparations for Invasions
- Chapter Thirteen
- The Road to Mandalay
- Epilogue
- But Not Forgotten
- Acknowledgements
- Bibliography
- Overall Strategic Background
- The Hurricane
- The Battle of Britain
- Other Aspects of War in the Air
- The Pilots (Biography, Autobiography and Collections of Memoirs)
- Squadrons and Stations
- Background to Campaigns
- About the Author
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781800325319
- 1800325312
- OCLC:
- 1252418162
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