The secret life of Fighter Command : the men and women who beat the Luftwaffe /
by McKay, Sinclair.
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BookPublisher: London : Aurum Press, 2016Description: v, 336 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 20 cm.ISBN: 9781781312964 (pbk.) :; 1781312966 (pbk.) :.Classification number: 940.5421 MCKSubject(s): Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Fighter Command -- History | Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: 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. 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.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book - Adult Paperback | Maghull Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.5421 MCK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002928584X |
Originally published: 2015.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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. 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.
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