The Few: July-October 1940
Autor Alex Kershawen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 sep 2018
In the early days of World War Two when Britain stood alone against the terror of Hitler's all-conquering Third Reich, her future hung in the balance; her defence in the hands of the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the Royal Air Force's Fighter Command. They were Churchill's Few. This is their story - and a fresh perspective on the greatest air battle the world has ever seen.
'Fine, deeply movingm scintillating...in the battle scenes this book soars heavenward like one of the Spitfires.' - Andrew Roberts,Sunday Telegraph
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781405938051
ISBN-10: 1405938056
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1405938056
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 35 mm
Greutate: 0.5 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Alex
Kershaw
is
the
author
of
the
widely
acclaimed
Bedford
Boys.
He
has
been
a
journalist
and
screen
writer.
He
was
born
in
the
UK
and
has
lived
in
the
US
since
1994.
He
now
resides
in
Vermont.
Recenzii
Fine,
deeply
moving,
scintillating...in
the
battle
scenes
this
book
soars
heavenward
like
one
of
the
Spitfires
Praise for Alex Kershaw
Kershaw digs deep into the folk memories of young men who survived virtually impossible odds...harrowing, intimate, excellent.
Outstanding heroism...compelling. Kershaw's writing gives you a sense of "being there"
Fascinating, remarkable, riveting, terrifying. Kershaw does justice to the veterans and makes accessible their amazing story
Praise for Alex Kershaw
Kershaw digs deep into the folk memories of young men who survived virtually impossible odds...harrowing, intimate, excellent.
Outstanding heroism...compelling. Kershaw's writing gives you a sense of "being there"
Fascinating, remarkable, riveting, terrifying. Kershaw does justice to the veterans and makes accessible their amazing story
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The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.
The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.