Hurricane: Hawker's Fighter Legend

by Tony Holmes, John Dibbs, Gordon Riley

2017 marks the 80th anniversary of the remarkable Hawker Hurricane formally entering service. The RAF's first monoplane fighter, it dragged the air force into a position where it could defend Britain in her 'hour of need.' Prior to the Battle of Britain, a number of squadrons equipped with the fighter had seen action firstly in the 'Phoney War, ' and then during the disastrous campaign in France. Even then with the odds so heavily stacked against...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472822951
• ISBN13: 9781472822956
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 9.6" x 11.1"