Finest hour / Tim Clayton & Phil Craig
1999, 1st Edition reprinted. London: Hodder & Stoughton. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #341519
ISBN: 0340750413
Physical description: x, 418 pages: ill., maps ; 25 cm. Summary: Taking the reader on a journey from the decks of ice-bound destroyers to the cockpits of burning fighter-planes, and through cities devastated by the Blitz, this volume recreates the tragedy, terror and the triumph of the Battle of Britain. Subjects: Great Britain Royal Air Force History. Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940. World War, 1939-1945 Aerial operations, British. Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940; Personal narratives, British. World War, 1939-1945 Social aspects Great Britain. Warfare and Defence. Great Britain History George VI, 1936-1952 Sources. Great Britain Politics and government 1936-1945.
Price: €10.95