The Secret Life of Fighter Command

McKay, Sinclair

ISBN 10: 1781312958 / ISBN 13: 9781781312957

Editore: Aurum Press, 2015

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• Titolo: The Secret Life of Fighter Command
• Editore: Aurum Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1781312958
• ISBN 13: 9781781312957
• Rilegatura: Hardcover
• Condizione: New
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: New
• Dimensioni: 6,5 L x 1,2 A x 9,5 P (pollici) 6,5 pollici di larghezza per 1,2 pollici di altezza per 9,5 pollici di profondità
• Peso: 1,7 libbre
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • World War II

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Riassunto

During the dark days of 1940, when Britain faced the might of Hitler’s armed forces alone, the RAF played an integral role in winning the Battle of Britain against the Luftwaffe, thus ensuring the country’s safety from invasion. The men and women of Fighter Command worked tirelessly in air bases scattered throughout the length and breadth of Britain to thwart the Nazi attacks; The Secret Life of Fighter Command tells their story.

From setting up the ground-breaking radar systems along the coast of the Southeast of England, to the distribution of spotters of bombing waves coming along the Thames Estuary, the boffins who designed and built the guidance and detection structures to organise a winning defence umbrella, to the Wrens who plotted enemy movements and then conveyed this to the various RAF squadrons stationed in the UK’s zonal defence system ­­­– all of them played a part in maintaining the security over Britain. Through exclusive interviews with various members of this unique and world famous organisation, bestselling author Sinclair McKay tells the human story of how Britain survived the Nazi onslaught and enabled our Hurricanes and Spitfires to triumph over the German airforce. 

 

Informazioni sull?autore

SINCLAIR MCKAY is the acclaimed author of history and historical true crime including the best-selling The Secret Life of Bletchley Park. HIs previous Aurum titles include Mile End Murder, The Lost World of Bletchley Park, The Secret Life of Fighter Command and The Secret Listeners for Aurum, as well as histories of Hammer films and the James Bond films. He writes features for the Daily Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday and lives in London.