Secret Life Of Fighter Command

McKay, Sinclair

£10.99

The Secret Life of Fighter Command tells the story of the men and women of Fighter Command who worked tirelessly in air bases scattered throughout the UK during the Battle of Britain to thwart the Nazi attacks and protect Britain. 
 

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Publish Date: 05/05/2016
ISBN: 9781781312964 Category: Tag:

Description

During the dark days of 1940, when Britain faced the might of Hitler’s armed forces alone, the RAF played an integral role in winning the Battle of Britain against the Luftwaffe, thus ensuring the country’s safety from invasion. The men and women of Fighter Command worked tirelessly in air bases scattered throughout the length and breadth of Britain to thwart the Nazi attacks; The Secret Life of Fighter Command tells their story.

From setting up the ground-breaking radar systems along the coast of the Southeast of England, to the distribution of spotters of bombing waves coming along the Thames Estuary, the boffins who designed and built the guidance and detection structures to organise a winning defence umbrella, to the Wrens who plotted enemy movements and then conveyed this to the various RAF squadrons stationed in the UK’s zonal defence system – all of them played a part in maintaining the security over Britain. Through exclusive interviews with various members of this unique and world famous organisation, bestselling author Sinclair McKay tells the human story of how Britain survived the Nazi onslaught and enabled our Hurricanes and Spitfires to triumph over the German airforce.

Additional information

Weight 258 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 24 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

v, 336 , 8 unnumbered of plates

Language

English

Edition
Dewey

940.5421 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K