Battle of Britain: A Day-by-Day Chronicle: 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940: A Day-by-Day Chronicle: 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940

London: Quercus, 2009 9781849169899. Hardback. First edition. Fine/Near Fine. No annotations or inscriptions etc. DW is NOT price-clipped. This copy is in new, unmarked condition bound in blue cloth covered boards with bright gilt titling to the spine. This copy is bright, tight, and square. 392+ pages printed on superior glossy paperincluding very detailed index, tables, sources and maps. 9.75 x 5.00 x1.00 inches. The unclipped dust wrapper is in excellent bright condition with one small nick invivibly mended. After the fall of France in 1940, Hitler turned his attention to Germany's sole remaining enemy: Great Britain. His plans to invade Britain depended on crippling Britain's Royal Air Force. In July the Luftwaffe, the German air force, began its attempt to bomb Britain into submission - the resulting conflict was known as the Battle of Britain. Acclaimed historian Patrick Bishop is ideally placed to tell the story of Britain's fight for national survival. Battle of Britain offers a concise, day-by-day narrative account of the battle along with profuse illustrations, mostly in colour, eye-witness accounts, documents, posters and timelines. Every aspect of the battle is covered from multiple points of view providing a unique and gripping account of the battle, the men and women who fought it, and the world of the 1940s. Numerous and fascinating aspects of the conflict are discussed: aircraft and aircraft specifications; RAF Fighter Command order of battle; Luftwaffe order of battle; RAF Fighter Command groups; squadrons; commanders; meteorological conditions; plane and pilot casualties; ace flyers and their kill rates; navigation aids; myths, stories and the legend of 'the few'. This is a very heavy book which may well require extra postage costs abroad. It is anexcellent production which would make an excellent gift. .