Fight for the Sky: The Story of the Spitfire and Hurricane

by Douglas Bader

Overview

Pen and Sword Books are proud to be re-issuing this the only book that the legendary 'legless' ace Douglas Bader (immortalised by the film Reach For The Sky) wrote. He tells the inspiring story of the Battle of Britain from the viewpoint of 'The Few'. Using superb illustrations he traces the development of the Spitfire and Hurricane and describes the nail-biting actions of those who flew them against far superior numbers of enemy aircraft. As an added bonus, other well-known fighter aces including Johnnie Johnson, 'Laddie' Lucas and Max Aikten contribute to Douglas's book, no doubt out of affection and respect. This is a really important contribution to RAF history by one of the greatest -and certainly the most famous - pilot of the Second World War.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781473814066
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Books Limited
Publication date:	01/31/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Douglas Bader is a famous WWII fighter pilot.

Table of Contents

	Prologue	8
1	In Flight and in Action	13
2	Birth of the Hurricane	35
3	Birth of the Spitfire	42
4	The Battle of France	49
5	Fight for Survival	63
6	The Hurricanes of Malta	105
7	Balkan Blitzkrieg	109
8	Attack and Defence	111
9	Malta at Bay	133
10	Sea Hurricane	147
11	Mediterranean Offensive	153
12	D-Day and Beyond	168
13	The Battle for Asia	180
	Epilogue	185