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Five of the Few: Survivors of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz Tell Their Story
by Darlow, Steve
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine Condition/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1904943586
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943587
- Seller
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King River, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
Grub Street, London, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. Size: Octavo (standard book size). 254 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. Library stamps etc only on endpapers, half-title page.. This book is available and ready to be shipped.. Churchill's 'Few' will forever be remembered by history as men who thwarted the seemingly invincible German war machine, when all seemed lost. They countered the full force of the Luftwaffe in the daylight battles during the summer of 1940, and in the night skies of the winter and spring of 1940/41. They were at the time, and still are, perceived as knights of the air, as our heroes. Now, five distinguished RAF airmen, four pilots and one radar operator/navigator, who fought that air battle during the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, have recounted their experiences in detail to author Steve Darlow. Their stories have never before been published, and they talk engagingly of their service life, combats, losses, injuries, friendships and fears - flying Spitfires, Hurricanes, Blenheims, Beaufighters and Havocs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 1940s; ISBN: 1904943586. ISBN/EAN: 9781904943587. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 8125. . 9781904943587
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8125
- Title
- Five of the Few: Survivors of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz Tell Their Story
- Author
- Darlow, Steve
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1904943586
- ISBN 13
- 9781904943587
- Publisher
- Grub Street
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- BZDB137 Biography: Historical, Political & Military, General & World History, European History, British & Irish History, Military History, World War 2 Books, Air Forces & Warfare, Battles & Campaigns Military & Warfare; Britain/UK
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