Battle For The Skies
Subtitle: From Europe to the Pacific, World War II Aces Tell Their Story
Publisher: David & Charles Publishers
Published: October 15, 2004
Place of publication: Newton Abbot, England
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780715318157
Subjects: Air forces & warfare; British & Irish history: Second World War; European history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; Military - Aviation; History; History - Military / War; Military; British Isles; Europe; Pacific Ocean; Aerial operations; Personal narratives; World War, 1939-1945
First sentence: They were always an elite, the men - and the very few women - who flew in combat.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Man and machine; title: Battle of Britain; title: Bomber offensive; title: The wider conflict; title: The Pacific war