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(H/B) VICTORY FIGHTERS: THE VETERANS΄ STORY

(H/B) VICTORY FIGHTERS

THE VETERANS' STORY

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DARLOW STEPHEN
Κωδ. Πολιτείας: 0751-0205

Παρουσίαση

This book tells the story of the RAF fighter pilot experience, primarily through the eyes of six pilots and one navigator/radar operator, from the end of the Battle of Britain through to the final victory for the Allies in Europe. It also includes the experiences of other pilots who took part in the battles and gives their first-hand accounts of the nature of operations. Their actions are set against the background of command decisions, made at the highest levels. The featured airmen's operational careers are outlined in detail, and collectively they cover the entire fighter pilot experience of the struggle in the skies over Western Europe, the night battles over England during the Blitz, the offensive Rhubarbs and Circuses, the night patrols defending against Luftwaffe intruders, the anti-shipping operations, the preparations for and support to the invasion of Normandy, the support to the advancing Allied armies, operation Market Garden, the advance to and crossing of the Rhine, through to the end of the war against Nazism. The featured airmen, flying a whole variety of aircraft - Sunderlands, Mustangs, Tempests, Typhoons, Spitfires, Hurricanes, Whirlwinds and Mosquitoes - take part in ferocious aerial combat, ground attacks, shipping strikes and dive-bombing, and have to deal with fatigue, injury and the loss of fellow pilots. But what these men did through their actions was contribute to the achievement of air superiority over Western Europe in time for the Normandy campaign, and they would reap the reward of this advantage when supporting the land forces in their subsequent struggles. Supreme Commander Dwight Eisenhower would note in the conclusion to his report on action from D-Day to VE-Day: 'The overwhelming Allied superiority in the air was indeed essential to our victory. It at once undermined the basis of the enemy's strength and enabled us to prepare and execute our ground operations in complete security.' In the following pages, the RAF's role in winning victory from the air is charted. In writing the book I have had the pleasure of meeting and speaking to a number of veteran airmen and they have shared their stories willingly. What impressed me most was that they look back at those times with one particular fond memory - the camaraderie they shared with their fellow men. Of course many of their colleagues would lose their lives, and my book is dedicated to those lost friends in the hope that it will help keep their memory alive. (from the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Prologue
Chapter 1
Over to the Offensive
Chapter 2
Night Defenders
Chapter 3
Shipping Strikes
Chapter 4
Rangers and Ramrods
Chapter 5
D-Day Air Power
Chapter 6
Attack and Defence
Chapter 7
Operating from France
Chapter 8
'The Unequal Combat is Nearing its End'
Chapter 9
Loss of an Ace
Chapter 10
Jets, V2s and Airborne Assaults
Chapter 11
The Ardennes and the Luftwaffe's Last Show
Chapter 12
Victory
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Primary Sources
Bibliography
Index
Λεπτομέρειες
ISBN139780753715598
ΕκδότηςBOUNTY BOOKS
Σειρά
Χρονολογία ΈκδοσηςΔεκέμβριος 2010
Αριθμός σελίδων276
Διαστάσεις23x15
Συγγραφέας/Δημιουργός (Ελληνικά)ΝΤΑΡΛΟΟΥ ΣΤΙΒΕΝ
Κωδικός Πολιτείας0751-0205
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Θέση στο κατάστημαΕίσοδος Γ

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