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Cargando... Pilotos de caza (2003)por Patrick Bishop
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. One of the best history books I've read - ever. And as for an insight into the grim realities for the men for whom this was their finest hour it is 'unputdownable'. Written with the pace and excitement of a novel, it combines historical accuracy with personal accounts from those on, and over, the airfield aprons . Probably the best book yet on this topic. This is the story of the fighter pilots in the Battle of Britain during World War II. It show the terrible grinding decimation of constant warfare against odds. Every day they flew against odds and usually came back one or more short. Death became a commonplace for men who knew they would fly to defend their country again and again, If I have a complaint about the book it is that there was not a picture or perhaps better a diagram of every plane mentioned. There were pictures of the three main fighters involved but one day the names of all those aircraft will be only names. I think the book should have been illustrated with all the aircraft involved. The book was very readable and not too long, I can recommend it to anyone who wants a brief history of a pivotal event in human affairs. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter Command. This is their story. The Battle of Britain, fought in the skies over Britain during the sweltering summer of 1940, was one of the most crucial battles ever fought: without the Luftwaffe's control of the skies it was unlikely that Nazi Germany would mount an invasion across the Channel. For most of the 3000 young British airmen involved this was their first real experience of combat. The pressure on the pilots, groundcrew and their controllers was unimaginable; at certain points in the Battle a single blunder or failure of nerve could have been enough to tip the balance of the contest and give victory to the enemy. Patrick Bishop creates a new and surprising portrait of the Battle drawing on previously unseen source material and testimonies from survivors on both sides. Against the background of wider strategic considerations, he focuses on the lives and thoughts of the combatants, their attitudes towards 'the enemy' and their aircraft, the fear, horror and exhilaration of flight and battle, attempts by each side to gain the upper hand through daring technological innovations; coping tactics, mess room life and friendships. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Bishop begins the book by looking at how air war commenced in WW I and the how Germany & England prepared for the air war of WW II.
Hard to put down. The famous names are here such a Bader, Townsend, Deere and Tuck but more importantly, the experiences of the less known are also here taken from their letters and diaries and memories of people who knew and loved them. ( )