Battle of Britain: The pilots and planes that made history
Simon Pearson · Ed Gorman
May 2020 · Hodder & Stoughton · Narrated by Peter Noble
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An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 18 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew them - British, Polish, New Zealander, German, Danish.
In Battle of Britain: The Pilots and the Planes That Made History, Ed Gorman and Simon Pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over Britain is played out across the skies of Europe, from western Ireland to the German capital.
They tell remarkable stories involving hitherto unknown airmen from across the world who flew aircraft, including some that will be new to many readers: the New Zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the Royal Navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of British and German pilots; the Swiss baron who destroyed nine British fighters in a day; the vainglorious Dane whose RAF squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt Nazi invasion plans; and the German bomber pilot who fought the last battle involving foreign troops on British soil since Culloden - before repairing to a pub in Kent for a pint with soldiers from the Irish Rifle, who had taken him prisoner.
These are enthralling stories from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and above all, humanity.
(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
In Battle of Britain: The Pilots and the Planes That Made History, Ed Gorman and Simon Pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over Britain is played out across the skies of Europe, from western Ireland to the German capital.
They tell remarkable stories involving hitherto unknown airmen from across the world who flew aircraft, including some that will be new to many readers: the New Zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the Royal Navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of British and German pilots; the Swiss baron who destroyed nine British fighters in a day; the vainglorious Dane whose RAF squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt Nazi invasion plans; and the German bomber pilot who fought the last battle involving foreign troops on British soil since Culloden - before repairing to a pub in Kent for a pint with soldiers from the Irish Rifle, who had taken him prisoner.
These are enthralling stories from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and above all, humanity.
(P) 2020 Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
About the author
Ed Gorman and Simon Pearson are both journalists and published authors. Ed is a veteran news and war correspondent, who worked for The Times for 25 years and who recently published an autobiographical memoir, Death of a Translator. Simon is a journalist and author who worked for The Times for more than 30 years. He wrote The Great Escaper, a biography of Roger Bushell, "Big X" of Stalag Luft III, which was published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2013 and became a top-10 bestseller.
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