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The Final Few: The Last Surviving Pilots of the Battle of Britain Tell Their Stories
Dilip Sarkar
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Description for The Final Few: The Last Surviving Pilots of the Battle of Britain Tell Their Stories
Paperback. The extraordinary personal stories of five surviving Battle of Britain pilots Num Pages: 256 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 198 x 27. Weight in Grams: 208.
During the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone, defying the Luftwaffe's aerial assault - the prelude to a proposed seaborne invasion. Fighter Command faced this challenge against overwhelming odds with immeasurable courage and tenacity, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, immortalising these young Spitfire and Hurricane pilots as `The Few'. Some 2,927 aircrew comprised the `Few', 544 of whom made the ultimate sacrifice that fateful summer, now known as the Battle of Britain. A further 791 would perish before the war's end. Today, precious few indeed remain alive worldwide. Veteran aviation historian Dilip Sarkar, however, has spent a ... Read more
During the summer of 1940, Britain stood alone, defying the Luftwaffe's aerial assault - the prelude to a proposed seaborne invasion. Fighter Command faced this challenge against overwhelming odds with immeasurable courage and tenacity, the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, immortalising these young Spitfire and Hurricane pilots as `The Few'. Some 2,927 aircrew comprised the `Few', 544 of whom made the ultimate sacrifice that fateful summer, now known as the Battle of Britain. A further 791 would perish before the war's end. Today, precious few indeed remain alive worldwide. Veteran aviation historian Dilip Sarkar, however, has spent a ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445660370
SKU
V9781445660370
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Ref
99-99
About Dilip Sarkar
Dilip Sarkar has been fascinated by the Battle of Britain since childhood, he remains both moved and inspired by the story of Churchill's fabled Few, those young airmen who stood between freedom and a Britain dominated by Nazi Germany. Since the 1970s he has met and interviewed more Battle of Britain pilots than any other historian. He has researched the ... Read more
Reviews for The Final Few: The Last Surviving Pilots of the Battle of Britain Tell Their Stories
`If anyone ever needs to know anything about the RAF during the summer of 1940, don't ask the Few, ask Dilip!'
George `Grumpy' Unwin, 19 Squadron
George `Grumpy' Unwin, 19 Squadron