Author: FRANKS, NORMAN.
Title: The Greatest Air Battle. Dieppe, 19th August 1942.
Description: Revised and Updated 50th Anniversary Edition; Med.8vo; pp. 256; numerous b/w photograph illustrations throughout, 2 maps, appendices, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, author's signature on title page, dustjacket, minor flecking to top edge of pages; otherwise a fine copy. London, Grub Street, (1992). Here, for the first time, is a detailed, minute by minute, hour by hour, blow by blow account of this day, which has become accepted as the day on which the Royal Air Force fought its greatest air battle. The RAF flew nearly 3,000 sorties: the Luftwaffe 945. Air combat, ground attacks, bombing and smoke laying missions cost the RAF over 100 aircraft and the Luftwaffe nearly 50. All this happened in just 16 hours.
Keywords: gmil military battle world war 2 II Dieppe 19th August 1942 aviation fighters aircraft RAF
Title: The Greatest Air Battle. Dieppe, 19th August 1942.
Description: Revised and Updated 50th Anniversary Edition; Med.8vo; pp. 256; numerous b/w photograph illustrations throughout, 2 maps, appendices, bibliography, index, bound in original blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine, author's signature on title page, dustjacket, minor flecking to top edge of pages; otherwise a fine copy. London, Grub Street, (1992). Here, for the first time, is a detailed, minute by minute, hour by hour, blow by blow account of this day, which has become accepted as the day on which the Royal Air Force fought its greatest air battle. The RAF flew nearly 3,000 sorties: the Luftwaffe 945. Air combat, ground attacks, bombing and smoke laying missions cost the RAF over 100 aircraft and the Luftwaffe nearly 50. All this happened in just 16 hours.
Keywords: gmil military battle world war 2 II Dieppe 19th August 1942 aviation fighters aircraft RAF
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- Book number: 97596
- Book number: 97596