With wings like eagles : a history of the Battle of Britain / Michael Korda.
An in-depth history of the Battle of Britain draws on the firsthand perspectives of pilots, ground crews, and commanders on both sides, and places the campaign against a backdrop of the political forces that shaped it.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780061125355
- ISBN: 0061125350
- ISBN: 9780060756659
- ISBN: 0060756659
- Physical Description: 322 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Harper, [2009]
- Copyright: ©2009
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-310) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 1 "The Bomber Will Always Get Through." 1 -- 2 "To England, All Eyes Were Turned. All That Has Gone Now. Nothing Has Been Done in 'the Years That the Locust Hath Eaten.'" 15 -- 3 "I Can't Understand Why Chicago Gangsters Can Have Bulletproof Glass in Their Cars, and I Can't Get It in My Spitfires!" 33 -- 4 "The Other Side of the Hill" 59 -- 5 First Act: Dunkirk and the Dowding Letter 77 -- 6 Round One: "Der Kanalkampf" 121 -- 7 Round Two: Sparring 141 -- 8 Adlerangriff, August 1940 163 -- 9 Hardest Days-August 16 Through September 15 205 -- 10 Turning Point 283.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 940.54 KOR (Text) | 37810434745062 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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