SPITFIRE SUMMER — The people's eye-view of the Battle of Britain
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An evocative record of the British people's experiences during the Battle of Britain's 50th Anniversary. Features eye-witness accounts, contemporary photographs, newspaper reports, and personal memories from 1940.
Characteristics
| ISBN-10 | 1-85227-086-1 |
| Book cover finish(es) | Hardcover ( round back binding ) Dust jacket |
| Condition |
NEW |
| Author(s) | Peter Haining |
| Publisher | W.H. Allen & Co Plc |
| Number of pages | 208 |
| Published date | 1990 |
| Language(s) | English |
| Size | 21 x 27 x 2 cm |
Description
Spitfire Summer is an evocative record of the British people’s experiences of the Battle of Britain and was published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of those summer days in 1940, when Hitler was poised for invasion across the Channel and the nation’s future hung in the balance.
It includes eye-witness accounts and recollections, contemporary photographs and illustrations, as well as newspaper and radio reports from the period, alongside posters, cartoons, and advertisements of the time.
This is a work built on emotional and personal memories rather than cold statistics—although these are included where appropriate—and it stands above all as a tribute to one of the proudest moments in British history.