The Coal-Scuttle Brigade
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:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the skies over wartime Britain, a handful of courageous men flew obsolete biplanes against the devastating Luftwaffe night-blitz — a story of extraordinary bravery against impossible odds. The Coal-Scuttle Brigade chronicles the remarkable true story of the RAF's Fighter Command night-defence operations during the darkest days of the Second World War, when underpowered and outdated aircraft were all that stood between German bombers and British cities. Alexander McKee captures the raw courage, frustration, and resilience of the pilots tasked with an almost unwinnable mission, painting a vivid portrait of aerial warfare at its most desperate. McKee, a historian and veteran with a gift for gripping narrative, grounds this account in meticulous research and first-hand testimonies, bringing to life the tactical ingenuity and sheer human determination that defined Britain's night-fighter defence. A masterwork of military history, The Coal-Scuttle Brigade raises a haunting question: how do ordinary men endure — and triumph — when the odds are stacked entirely against them?
Author: Alexander Mckee
Format: Hardback
Published: 1957, Souvenir Press
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
In the skies over wartime Britain, a handful of courageous men flew obsolete biplanes against the devastating Luftwaffe night-blitz — a story of extraordinary bravery against impossible odds. The Coal-Scuttle Brigade chronicles the remarkable true story of the RAF's Fighter Command night-defence operations during the darkest days of the Second World War, when underpowered and outdated aircraft were all that stood between German bombers and British cities. Alexander McKee captures the raw courage, frustration, and resilience of the pilots tasked with an almost unwinnable mission, painting a vivid portrait of aerial warfare at its most desperate. McKee, a historian and veteran with a gift for gripping narrative, grounds this account in meticulous research and first-hand testimonies, bringing to life the tactical ingenuity and sheer human determination that defined Britain's night-fighter defence. A masterwork of military history, The Coal-Scuttle Brigade raises a haunting question: how do ordinary men endure — and triumph — when the odds are stacked entirely against them?