They Flew Hurricanes
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Limited
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Yorkshire, UK
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9781526770257
Copyright date: 2005
Subjects: Hurricane (fighter plane); World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, british; World war, 1939-1945, personal narratives, british
First sentence: It all began with an entry in the project diary of an aircraft designer:
Table of contents: title: Preface
pagenum: vii; title: Acknowledgements
pagenum: ix; label: Chapter 1
title: Background
pagenum: 1; label: Chapter 2
title: Early Encounters
pagenum: 10; label: Chapter 3
title: Days of Disaster
pagenum: 24; label: Chapter 4
title: Finest Hour
pagenum: 39; label: Chapter 5
title: Cover of Darkness
pagenum: 58; label: Chapter 6
title: Action in the Arctic
pagenum: 72; label: Chapter 7
title: Action over the Med
pagenum: 83; label: Chapter 8
title: Island under Seige
pagenum: 97; label: Chapter 9
title: The Convoys Went Through
pagenum: 111; label: Chapter 10
title: The Onslaught of Japan
pagenum: 126; label: Chapter 11
title: Conflict across the Channel
pagenum: 141; label: Chapter 12
title: Decision in the Desert
pagenum: 154; label: Chapter 13
title: Last Lap
pagenum: 173; label: Chapter 14
title: Assessment
pagenum: 185; title: Index
pagenum: 189