Bibliograph

Australia's few and the Battle of Britain, Kristen Alexander

Type

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Australia's few and the Battle of Britain, Kristen Alexander

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Australia's few and the Battle of Britain

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Kristen Alexander

Series statement

Read how you want 16

Summary

During the summer and autumn of 1940, the Germans launched their Luftwaffe campaign to gain superiority over the RAF, especially Fighter Command. They were not successful, and this defeat marked a turning point in the Allies' favour. This is the story of eight Australian fighter pilots engaged in the Battle of Britain, the first major battle of World War II (or any war) fought entirely in the air. Jack Kennedy, Stuart Walch, Dick Glyde, Ken Holland, Pat Hughes, Bill Millington, John Crossman and Des Sheen only one of them came home. A story we take for granted, here told afresh with insight and empathy

Target audience

adult

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