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Title: FIGHTER
THE TRUE STORY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
By: Len Deighton
Format: Paperback

List price: £12.99


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ISBN 10: 0712674233
ISBN 13: 9780712674232
Publisher: VINTAGE
Pub. date: 1 February, 1996
Edition: New ed of 4 Revised ed
Pages: 272
Description: This is the story of the Battle of Britain, emphasizing the human factor: the men who developed radar, the designers of the high-speed monoplanes, and those who fought in the skies. Deighton also reveals the extent to which machines played a vital role in the fight for Britain's survival.
Synopsis: Len Deighton's skill as a novelist is used to show how the human factor influenced every twist and turn of this close-fought battle. His encyclopedic knowledge of technology makes clear how machines played a vital role in the fight for Britain's survival. Here is the intensely vivid story of the men who developed radar, designed the high-speed monoplanes, fought each other in the skies and those who simply engaged in vicious vendetta.
Illustrations: 32 b&w plates, 33 maps and figures
Publication: UK
Imprint: Pimlico
Returns: Non-returnable
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