The Battle of Britain

by Neil R. Storey

In the skies above south-east England in 1940, battle was waged between the men and machines of the Royal Air Force and Hitler's Luftwaffe. At stake was air superiority, and the Germans intended this to be a first step in the invasion of Britain. Squadrons of Hurricanes and Spitfires, then among the best and most modern fighter aircraft in the world, took on the threat and defeated the Luftwaffe. This extensively illustrated history of the battle...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0747810478
• ISBN13: 9780747810476
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Shire Publications
• Length: 56 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.0"