Spitfire vs. BF 109: Battle of Britain

Holmes, Tony

ISBN 10: 1846031907 / ISBN 13: 9781846031908

Verlag: Osprey Publishing (UK), 2007

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Inhaltsangabe:

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 With a wealth of previously unpublished material including first-hand accounts from the veterans who strapped themselves into these now legendary machines as well as lavish illustrations and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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Tony Holmes has worked as Osprey's aerospace editor since 1989, having previously served as an author/photographer for this publishing house in Asia and Australia. He established the critically acclaimed and hugely popular Aircraft of the Aces series in 1994. The author lives in Kent, UK.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Spitfire vs. BF 109: Battle of Britain
Verlag: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Laurier, Jim; Postlethwaite, Mark
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket