Description: Summer, 1940: the Battle of Britain by Roger Parkinson published by David McKay Company, New York, 1977. 1st American Edition (Book Club Edition). Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket. 251pp. Illustrations, maps. This book describes the three-month German bombing of Great Britain in 1940 by the Nazi Germany's air force, the Luftwaffe, the errors made by the Germans, and the courage of the British flyers and the public. Contents: List of Illustrations Preface Abbreviations Deliverance The Fall of France Confusion across the Channel Final Days The First Phase In the Name of Reason A Programme Prepared The Second Phase Days of the Eagle The Few The War Spreads End and Beginning The Third Stage: Blitz Battle of Britain Day Appendices Sources Notes Select Bibliography Maps Index CONDITION: This book is in very good condition. Book shows normal fairly minor sign of storage & age. Tight binding, clean text. No writing, no bookplates. Previous owner wrapped the dust jacket with a clear cover to protect it. Please see pictures. THE PICTURES ARE TO BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DESCRIPTION. PLEASE REVIEW THEM FOR A BETTER IDEA OF CONDITION.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Topics: military campaigns, WWII, WW2, Nazi Germany Air Force
Book Title: Summer, 1940: the Battle of Britain
Signed: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: David McKay Company
Subject: Military & War, Military History, Nonfiction, Reference, History
Year Printed: 1977
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Illustrator: Popperfoto
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Maps, 1st Edition (Book Club Edition), Illustrated
Personalized: No
Author: Roger Parkinson
Region: United Kingdom
Genre: Military & War, Military Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Battle of Britain (July 10, 1940 – Oct 31, 1940)
Character Family: The Second World War, 1939-1945
