Target England: The Illustrated History 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, the skies over Britain became the stage for one of the most pivotal aerial confrontations in modern history — and Target England: The Illustrated History of the Battle of Britain brings that breathtaking struggle to vivid life. Derek Wood chronicles the dramatic months-long campaign in which the Royal Air Force fought desperately to repel the relentless onslaught of the German Luftwaffe, weaving together operational detail, personal accounts, and a rich array of photographs to reconstruct the conflict with remarkable clarity and immediacy. A respected aviation historian, Wood brings the same authoritative precision to this illustrated volume that distinguished his earlier landmark work, The Narrow Margin, co-authored with Derek Dempster. Published by Jane's — the renowned defence and aerospace reference imprint — Target England presents the Battle of Britain not merely as a military campaign, but as a defining moment of national endurance and courage. The combination of meticulous research and compelling visual documentation makes this an essential volume for any serious student of the Second World War, leaving the reader to wonder just how differently history might have unfolded had the outcome been otherwise.
Author: Derek Wood
Format: Hardback
Genre: WW2
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
In the summer of 1940, the skies over Britain became the stage for one of the most pivotal aerial confrontations in modern history — and Target England: The Illustrated History of the Battle of Britain brings that breathtaking struggle to vivid life. Derek Wood chronicles the dramatic months-long campaign in which the Royal Air Force fought desperately to repel the relentless onslaught of the German Luftwaffe, weaving together operational detail, personal accounts, and a rich array of photographs to reconstruct the conflict with remarkable clarity and immediacy. A respected aviation historian, Wood brings the same authoritative precision to this illustrated volume that distinguished his earlier landmark work, The Narrow Margin, co-authored with Derek Dempster. Published by Jane's — the renowned defence and aerospace reference imprint — Target England presents the Battle of Britain not merely as a military campaign, but as a defining moment of national endurance and courage. The combination of meticulous research and compelling visual documentation makes this an essential volume for any serious student of the Second World War, leaving the reader to wonder just how differently history might have unfolded had the outcome been otherwise.