JOHN WILLIS - Churchill's Few. The Battle of Britain Remembered

London England, Guild Publis, 1985. 1st Book Club Associates, Binding: Cloth, Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo Hardback Hardback. Churchill's Few. Rolled spine. Slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. Forty-five years after its end, the Battle of Britain still influences the lives of many of those immortalized by Churchill as 'the Few'. In this sympathetic and fascinating book, the author skilfully interweaves the colourful stories of six Battle of Britain pilots before, during and after the combat to throw new light on the long-term consequences for individuals of this momentous episode. Geoffrey Page,. Cyril Bamberger, Bob Doe, Joseph Szlagowski, Geoffrey Myers, Ulrich Steinhilper: six idealistic young men from very different backgrounds whose lives were irrevocably transformed by one of the most dramatic battles of the Second World War.This book is a unique and moving documentary record, written with great insight, of how one battle left its ineradicable marks on the lives of six brave and patriotic men. Illustrated. 258 pp.