Rise Against Eagles Stories of RAF Airmen in the Battle of Britain

Name: Rise Against Eagles Stories of RAF Airmen in the Battle of Britain
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ISBN: 9781781550854

ISBN-10: 1781550859

ISBN-13: 9781781550854

Edition: 2012

Authors: Adrian Cork, Chris Yeoman

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Rise Against Eagles documents the lives of fighter pilots who fought against the Luftwaffe in the summer of 1940 when everything depended on the RAF to prevent Hitler's invasion of Britain. This exceptional group of pilots are remembered for their gripping combat experiences and celebrates the legacy of these airmen who risked and gave their lives against all odds.

Book details

List price: $18.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Fonthill Media
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Size: 6.53" wide x 9.41" long x 0.73" tall
Weight: 1.254
Language: English

Christopher Yeoman was born in 1981 and lives in Farnborough, Hampshire. He is the author of Tiger Cub: The Story of John Freeborn, DFC*, The Battle of Britain: Portraits of The Few and Rise Against Eagles (Fonthill Media). He has also written articles for Fighting High: World War Two and Bomber Command: Failed To Return



Foreword



Authors' Notes


Introduction


'Readiness at Dawn, a poem by Wing Commander Paul Fames, DFM


Prologue



Battle Attack



Flying Officer Bobby Pearce



Kiwi Tigers



Zulu Lewis



The Merseyside Few



Flying Officer John Fraser Drummond, DFC



Pilot Officer Jindrich Bartoï¿½



Sergeant Otto Hanzlï¿½cek, G de C, MC (Czech)



Flight Lieutenant Wladyslaw Szulkowski, KW



Flight Lieutenant Kenneth McLeod Gillies



Fantastic Four



Conny: Flight Lieutenant Stanley Dudley Pierce Connors, DFC and Bar



Henry the Pole: Squadron Leader Henryk Szczesny, VM, DFC, KW



Budge: Flight Lieutenant Alan Stuart Harker, DFM



Beaky: Squadron Leader Percival Harold Beake, DFC, AE



'Benny' One of 'The Many'



Squadron Leader Laurence 'Benny' Goodman


Epilogue


Acknowledgements


Endnotes


Bibliography