Fascinated by stories of the Battle Britain and how the outnumbered RAF fought and defeated a far superior enemy, the author writes his book from the perspective of the side who's story is usually not told. Twenty years ago Goss started contacting German aircrew who participated in the Battle of Britain. His years of research will show you the battle from a different point of view; the one not always given. You'll understand how it felt to be flying against an enemy who had nothing to lose, and how it felt to be defeated.
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Personal Accounts From The Battle of Britain,
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This book pulls together personal accounts of luftwaffe fighter and zerstoerer pilots from the Battle of Britain. While the books attempts to focus on the luftwaffe it also contains many RAF accounts and pits both sides of the story together of individual fighter engagements from the battle. The result is a personal, and harrowing account of the battle showing the intensity and sacrifice at which it was fought. The author also summarises within these personal accounts the overall picture of the day(s) fighting that helps put things back into a strategic perspective. The end result is an enthralling account of the Battle of Britain supplemented with many photographs that is hard to put down. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the Battle of Britain and would like to note that there is a further book by the same author along the some theme 'The Luftwaffe Bombers' Battle of Britain'.
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July 1940 started quietly for the German fighter pilots who must have been keen for a rest after their efforts during the previous two months. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rolling attacks, bomber formation, flying boots, line astern, enemy aircraft, cabin roof, probably shot, fighter escort Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Staffel Kapitaen, Fighter Command, Battle of Britain, Gruppen Kommandeur, Biggin Hill, Isle of Wight, Technischer Offizier, Feldwebel Heinrich Hoehnisch, North Weald, Obit Ohly, Geschwader Kommodore, Leutnant Alfred Zeis, Number Two, Pilot Officer Jan Zurakowski, Thames Estuary, Unteroffizier Werner Karl, Gefreiter Josef Broeker, Green Section, Knight's Cross, Leutnant Wolf Muenchmeyer, Maximum Effort, Oberleutnant Hans-Ulrich Kettling, Reichsmarschall Goering, Royal Herbert Hospital, Sgt Hogg New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
July 1940 started quietly for the German fighter pilots who must have been keen for a rest after their efforts during the previous two months. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rolling attacks, bomber formation, flying boots, line astern, enemy aircraft, cabin roof, probably shot, fighter escort Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Staffel Kapitaen, Fighter Command, Battle of Britain, Gruppen Kommandeur, Biggin Hill, Isle of Wight, Technischer Offizier, Feldwebel Heinrich Hoehnisch, North Weald, Obit Ohly, Geschwader Kommodore, Leutnant Alfred Zeis, Number Two, Pilot Officer Jan Zurakowski, Thames Estuary, Unteroffizier Werner Karl, Gefreiter Josef Broeker, Green Section, Knight's Cross, Leutnant Wolf Muenchmeyer, Maximum Effort, Oberleutnant Hans-Ulrich Kettling, Reichsmarschall Goering, Royal Herbert Hospital, Sgt Hogg New!
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- Brothers in Arms by Chris Goss in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Air Power! (Avatar) (Color Plus Tattoos) by Golden Books in Back Matter
- AIR POWER by M Armitage in Back Matter
- The Battle of Britain by Stationery Office in Back Matter
- Battle of Britain (World War II 50th Anniversary Series) by Wallace B. Black on page 34
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- The Luftwaffe Bombers Battle of Britain by Chris Goss in Front Matter
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