Purnell's Fighters Of World War One

"Andrew Kershaw, ed. FIGHTERS OF WORLD WAR ONE. L: Phoebus Publishing. 64p, illus.
Purnell's History of the World Wars special.

Softcover book in very good condition.

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Bishop, Edward: Their Finest Hour; The Story of the Battle of Britain in 1940, London Macdonald and Co. (Publishers) Ltd. 1968
Good Photographic

230 g.; VII, 8-160 pages, introduction by Barry Pitt -- Editor-In Chief, and bibliography. The text is illustrated with numerous black and white contemporary photographs. Photographic front cover, showing a Spitfire, with white and black titles to the front panel and white titles to the backstrip. Rubbing and creasing to the book corners and to the backstrip edges. Rubbing to the book edges and fading to the backstrip. As with the all books in this series, the glue that holds the book together is very suspect, and needs careful handling when reading. " Again and again the British fighters tore into the huge formations of heavily escorted German bombers. Six Hurricanes against seventy Dorniers; twelve Spitfires against one hundred Heinkels. It was summer, 1940, and "The Few" , a dwindling, gallant company of Royal Air Force fighter pilots for all its stood between Britain and defeat." -- from the rear panel blurb. The Battle of Britain. Part of the Purnell's History of the Second World War, Battle Book, number 2. Digital image available upon request to help assess condition. First Edition No Jacket as Issued Photographic Card Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall Military History

[SW: Military History -- World War II -- Aviation -- Battle of Britain, Purnell's History of the Second World War -- Battle Book -- Number 2 -- SeriesMilitary History -- Aviation]

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