Churchill's words, "never was so much owed by so many to so few,"
came to encapsulate how, in a few critical months, the entire fate
of the British Empire, if not the war, hung in the balance, to be
determined not by world leaders or armies of millions, but by a
handful of pilots fighting tirelessly in the skies over Britain.
Tony Holmes describes the key conflict of the Battle of Britain,
the clash between the Spitfire and the Bf 109 - detailing not only
the key elements of both aircraft types - the airframe, engine,
armament and flying characteristics, but also the pilots' training
and both British and German tactics. The growing influence of radar
and the efforts of British coastal defences are also examined, as
are real-life engagements - from both German and British
perspectives. With a wealth of previously unpublished material
including first-hand accounts from the veterans who strapped
themselves into these now legendary machines as well as lavish
illustrations and cockpit-view artwork, this book puts the reader
in the midst of a dogfight. This is a unique insight into one of
the greatest duels of history in the world's first major aerial
battle.
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