WWII German Air Force Assault Battle Over Britain First Edition War WWI Aircraft

Description: Battle Over Britain: A history of the German air assaults on Great Britain,1917-18 and July-December 1940, and the development of Britain's air defenses between the World WarsBy Francis K. MasonPublished by McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969. First Edition. Good hardcover, no dustjacket. Light soiling to boards, tight binding, solid spine, strong hinges & joints, clean unmarked text, illustrated, index 636 pages. Illustrated map endpapers. Exhaustive study of the German Air assaults on Great Britain during WWI & WWII. This text has been around for over 50 years and still stands head and shoulders above the thousands of Battle of Britain books published since then. Frank Mason deftly weaves the big picture of the battle , with the daily combat reports for the period 01 July 1940 through 30 October 1940 , then lists the victory claims and losses ( as known in 1969) on each date, for each side by aircraft type, Name of aircrew , degree of damage , etc.. The 80 + pages of appendices list every known RAF BoB Pilot who flew at least one mission in 11,12 or 10 Group during that time period , and also list many German aircrew losses by name and by unit ! The 630 page text can still be found printed in letterpress on high quality paper , making this a lasting treasured reference. Solid British research, well-written, well-illustrated by Period B&W photos, and well-presented. Loc: E5StoreAdd to FavoritesFeedbackWWII German Air Force Assault Battle Over Britain First Edition War WWI Aircraft Battle Over Britain: A history of the German air assaults on Great Britain,1917-18 and July-December 1940, and the development of Britain's air defenses between the World WarsBy Francis K. MasonPublished by McWhirter Twins Ltd, 1969. First Edition. Good hardcover, no dustjacket. Light soiling to boards, tight binding, solid spine, strong hinges & joints, clean unmarked text, illustrated, index 636 pages. Illustrated map endpapers. Exhaustive study of the German Air assaults on Great Britain during WWI & WWII. This text has been around for over 50 years and still stands head and shoulders above the thousands of Battle of Britain books published since then. Frank Mason deftly weaves the big picture of the battle , with the daily combat reports for the period 01 July 1940 through 30 October 1940 , then lists the victory claims and losses ( as known in 1969) on each date, for each side by aircraft type, Name of aircrew , degree of damage , etc.. The 80 + pages of appendices list every known RAF BoB Pilot who flew at least one mission in 11,12 or 10 Group during that time period , and also list many German aircrew losses by name and by unit ! The 630 page text can still be found printed in letterpress on high quality paper , making this a lasting treasured reference. Solid British research, well-written, well-illustrated by Period B&W photos, and well-presented. Loc: E5

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