Fighter: The True Story Of The Battle Of Britain
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against the full might of Nazi Germany, and the fate of the free world hinged on a few thousand airmen battling it out in the skies above southern England. Len Deighton's Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain is a masterful work of narrative history that chronicles the dramatic aerial campaign with the precision of a military analyst and the storytelling flair of a seasoned novelist, bringing to vivid life the pilots, tacticians, and political figures who shaped one of history's most pivotal confrontations. Deighton presents a meticulously researched account that challenges long-held myths about the Battle of Britain, scrutinising the strategic decisions, technological innovations, and command failures on both sides of the conflict with unflinching clarity. His signature style — sharp, authoritative, and richly detailed — illuminates the human drama behind the statistics, from the exhausted RAF pilots flying multiple sorties a day to the Luftwaffe commanders wrestling with Hitler's erratic directives. With an illuminating introduction by the distinguished historian A.J.P. Taylor lending additional scholarly weight, Fighter remains an indispensable cornerstone of Second World War literature — and a gripping reminder of just how close the outcome truly was.
Author: Len Deighton
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, BCA
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone against the full might of Nazi Germany, and the fate of the free world hinged on a few thousand airmen battling it out in the skies above southern England. Len Deighton's Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain is a masterful work of narrative history that chronicles the dramatic aerial campaign with the precision of a military analyst and the storytelling flair of a seasoned novelist, bringing to vivid life the pilots, tacticians, and political figures who shaped one of history's most pivotal confrontations. Deighton presents a meticulously researched account that challenges long-held myths about the Battle of Britain, scrutinising the strategic decisions, technological innovations, and command failures on both sides of the conflict with unflinching clarity. His signature style — sharp, authoritative, and richly detailed — illuminates the human drama behind the statistics, from the exhausted RAF pilots flying multiple sorties a day to the Luftwaffe commanders wrestling with Hitler's erratic directives. With an illuminating introduction by the distinguished historian A.J.P. Taylor lending additional scholarly weight, Fighter remains an indispensable cornerstone of Second World War literature — and a gripping reminder of just how close the outcome truly was.