{"product_id":"the-fight-for-the-skies-allied-fighter-aircraft-in-europe-and-north-africa-1939-1945","title":"THE FIGHT FOR THE SKIES — Allied Fighter Aircraft in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #f7f8f9; padding: 20px; border-left: 4px solid #647382;\"\u003eComprehensive photographic account of Allied fighter operations in Europe and North Africa 1939-1945, featuring over 270 images of British and American aircraft and pilots, dispelling wartime myths with balanced analysis.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eCharacteristics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable class=\"table table-striped\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN-10\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1854094130\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBook cover finish(es)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eHardcover ( round back binding ) \u003c\/span\u003ewith a dust jacket\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eUsed - like NEW\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthor(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRoger A. Freeman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eArms \u0026amp; Armour Press\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished date\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1998\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage(s)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 187px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSize\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"width: 331px;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e22.5 x 28.5 x 1.5 cm \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin-bottom: 13px;\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFlying fighters during World War Two may have seemed glamorous—the fighter pilot appearing as a sort of twentieth-century knight—but it was also appallingly dangerous. More than 22,000 British and American fighter aircraft were lost during the conflict, and over 9,000 pilots were killed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Fight for the Skies\u003c\/em\u003e tells the true story of Allied fighter operations during World War Two. More than 270 carefully selected photographs illustrate British and American fighter aircraft and the pilots who flew them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this balanced and unbiased account, the author challenges many of the myths that developed during and after the war, often shaped by wartime propaganda. RAF pilots during the Battle of Britain, for example, can be seen as even more remarkable when considering the performance and armament advantages of the \u003cem\u003eLuftwaffe\u003c\/em\u003e fighters. In the Western Desert, British \u003cem\u003eHawker Hurricanes\u003c\/em\u003e initially operated at a significant disadvantage until 1943. By spring 1944, however, the Allied fighter force had become a truly offensive weapon, achieving air superiority over enemy territory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis pictorial account covers all Western and Mediterranean theatres of the war, focusing on the deployment of Allied fighters, their tactics, and the men who flew them. All major fighter types are represented, including \u003cem\u003eSupermarine Spitfire\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHawker Hurricane\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGloster Gladiator\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHawker Tempest\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHawker Typhoon\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNorth American P-51 Mustang\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLockheed P-38 Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRepublic P-47 Thunderbolt\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWestland Whirlwind\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGloster Meteor\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eBristol Beaufighter\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ede Havilland Mosquito\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese aircraft carried out a wide range of missions, including escorting daylight bombing raids, intruder operations over occupied Europe, and ground-attack missions in support of land forces in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, and Northwestern Europe from the Normandy campaign onwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roger A. 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