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Battle of Britain 1940 - The Finest Hour's Human Cost by Dilip Sarkar
Category: Military
The summer of 1940 remains a pivotal moment in modern British history - still inspiring immense national pride and a global fascination.The Fall of France was catastrophic. Britain stood alone and within range of German air attack. America, with its vast resources was neutral, Hitler's forces unbeaten, ...Show more
Last of the Few: 18 Battle of Britain Pilots Tell Their Extraordinary Stories by Dilip Sarkar
Category: Military
Spitfire and Hurricane fighter pilots recount their experiences of combat during the Battle of Britain. 2,927 aircrew of RAF Fighter Command fought and won the Battle of Britain in 1940, 544 lost their lives in action. They flew to battle in Spitfires and Hurricanes, Defiants and Blenheims, although it ...Show more
Spitfire Down - Fighter Boys Who Failed to Return by Dilip Sarkar
Category: Military
Profoundly moved by the stories of wartime casualties as a child, Dilip Sarkar has since spent a lifetime reconstructing the lives of many of the fallen and is passionate about recording and sharing this very personal hidden history. In Spitfire Down he explores the stories of thirteen pilots who failed ...Show more
Spitfire Manual by Sarkar Dilip
Category: Military | Series: Amberley Ser.
How to fly the legendary fighter plane in combat using the manuals and instructions supplied by the RAF during the Second World War. An amazing array of leaflets, books and manuals were issued by the War Office during the Second World War to aid pilots in flying the Supermarine Spitfire, here for the fi ...Show more
Spitfire! - The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron by Dilip Sarkar
Category: Military
As a child, Dilip Sarkar was fascinated by the haunting image of an anonymous RAF Spitfire pilot. Taken minutes after landing from a Battle of Britain combat, this was Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC, the commander of 19 Squadron, based at Fowlmere - and author of the stirring first-hand account _Spitfir ...Show more
Spitfire! - The Full Story of a Unique Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron by Dilip Sarkar
Category: Military
As a child, Dilip Sarkar was fascinated by the haunting image of an anonymous RAF Spitfire pilot. Taken minutes after landing from a Battle of Britain combat, this was Squadron Leader Brian Lane DFC, the commander of 19 Squadron, based at Fowlmere - and author of the stirring first-hand account Spitfire ...Show more
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