Eagle Day The Battle of Britain, August 6 - September 15, 1940

350 Pages·1966·32.384 MB·English

by  Richard Collier

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The
Battle of Britain August e-September 15, 1940
RICHARD COLLIER
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expect the Battle ofBritain is about to begin. Upoii
.this battle depends the survival of Christian civilisa-
tions'—Winston Churchill, 18th June, 1940
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Illustrated with pictures and maps
together with complete bibliography,
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August 13, 1940 — Eagle Day-^was the
day chosenby HermannGoring,Air Mar-
shal of Hitler's Luftwaffe, to launch a
crushing air attack which would annihi-
late the Royal Air Force and prepare the
way for Nazi Germany's invasion of Brit-
ain. With this abortive attack, the Battle
of Britain began, a battle in which a few
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hundred men and airplanes (many of
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which were obsolete) struggled against
staggering odds, against fear, fatigue and
desperation, to turn the tide against Ger- RE
many. It was this battle which moved
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EAGLE DAY
THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
—
August 6 September 1^
1940
1966
NEW YORK: E. P. BUTTON & CO., INC
Marin County Free Library
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San Rafael, California
Copyright © 1966 by Richard CoUier / All rights reserved.
Printed in the U.S.A. / No part of this book may be repro-
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nvmaber: 66-19248 /
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