The Hardest Day: The Battle of Britain, 18 August 1940 by Alfred Price
This is the story of one single day in the Battle of Britain, the day 'The Few' came into their own: Sunday 18 August 1940.
There had been an ominous silence in the skies over south east England the previous day, after six days of attack by the Luftwaffe and substantial losses on both sides, but the quiet was not to last. On the Sunday, a fine summer's day, the Luftwaffe launched three major assaults. In the course of these and numerous smaller actions, 100 German and 136 British aircraft were destroyed or damaged. On no other day in the Battle of Britain would a greater number of aircraft be put out of action.
Aviation historian Alfred Price gives a thrilling, absorbing, minute-by-minute account of that hardest day of the Battle, from the perspective of everyone involved - British and German aircrew, behind-the-scenes planners and members of the public above who's countryside the Battle was waged. It was a day that changed the destiny of the war.
Format: Paperback | 223 pages
Dimensions (cm): 19.7 x 12.9 x 1.9 | 208g
Publication Date: 1998
Publisher: Orion Publishing
Imprint: Cassell Military Paperbacks
Publication City/Country: London, United Kingdom
Language: English
Illustrations note: b&w photos/maps
ISBN10: 1407214586
ISBN13: 9781407214580
Condition: Good
A vintage book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including a very minor crease on the top-right corner of the front cover, and a tiny scuff mark on the bottom-left corner of the back cover, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very, very minimal creasing but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. All pages are bordered by a very faint discolouring, none of which compromises the legibility or understanding of the text. No missing pages.