Spitfire vs Bf 109 Battle of Britain

Name: Spitfire vs Bf 109 Battle of Britain
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ISBN: 9781846031908

ISBN-10: 1846031907

ISBN-13: 9781846031908

Edition: 2007

Authors: Tony Holmes

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Churchill's words, "never was so much owed by so many to so few," came to encapsulate how, in a few critical months, the entire fate of the British Empire, if not the war, hung in the balance, to be determined not by world leaders or armies of millions, but by a handful of pilots fighting tirelessly in the skies over Britain. Tony Holmes describes the key conflict of the Battle of Britain, the clash between the Spitfire and the Bf 109 - detailing not only the key elements of both aircraft types - the airframe, engine, armament and flying characteristics, but also the pilots' training and both British and German tactics. The growing influence of radar and the efforts of British coastal…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 11/20/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Introduction


Chronology


Design and Development


Technical Specifications


The Strategic Situation


The Combatants


Combat


Statistics and Analysis


Aftermath


Further Reading


Index