Twelve Days in May: The Air Battle for Northern France and the Low Countries, 10-21 May 1940, As Seen Through the Eyes of the Fighter Pilots Involved [Hardcover]

Brian Cull (Author), Bruce Lander (Author), Heinrich Weiss (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1995

For 12 days in May 1940 the Hurricane squadrons of the Royal Air Force faced the might of the German Air Force and carved a glorious chapter in the annals of aerial warfare. Using contemporary accounts, official records and personal interviews, from both sides, the authors have produced a detailed day-by-day study of the efforts of the outnumbered RAF fighters during the decisive initial stage of the Battle of France.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Grub Street; First edition (April 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1898697205
• ISBN-13: 978-1898697206
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,009,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Cull's usual high-quality research yields a surprise!, August 4, 2003

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John P. Lannom (Sun Valley, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Twelve Days in May (Paperback)

I've read a number of works by Brian Cull, usually co-authored by Christopher Shores. I've come to expect books that exhibit good writing, rare photos, and meticulous research--research that often challenges popular conceptions of certain events.

"Twelve Days in May," co-authored by Bruce Lander and Heinrich Weiss, is an excellent micro-history of the air battles over the Low Countries at the beginning of the Blitzkrieg in the West.

The big surprise for me: the effectiveness of the Bf-110 versus the Hurricane. Careful checking of the records seems to indicate that the much-maligned twin engined fighter held its own against the British Hurricane, and it helps me understand the success of the Bf-110 in Greece, North Africa, and Russia.

Serious students of air campaigns in WWII should have this book (and all of those co-authored by Shores, Cull, Malizia, Ring, Izawa, and Hess) on their shelves.

An added bonus: "Twelve Days in May" is cheap!

3 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Read and Learn, December 10, 2002

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nickunt (Nottingham, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Twelve Days in May (Paperback)

Thirty days hath September, April, June and November;
February has twenty-eight alone, All the rest have thirty-one,
Excepting Leap-year, that's the time
When February's days are twenty-nine.

When will these so called "authors" learn?