Under the Hill and other essays in prose and verse. With illustrations. by BEARDSLEY, Aubrey

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Old Harlow: After the Battle, 2007. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. 592 pages, 2.82kg. Pictorial laminated boards FINE in a FINE d/w. Illustrated with b/w photographs and drawings. Fighting a rearguard action almost from Day One, retreating from airfield to airfield as the panzers roared westwards, the story of the British Air Forces in France has never been told in this way before as it has largely been overshadowed by the Battle of Britain which followed, yet the Battle of France was even more costly in lives lost. Peter Cornwell now redresses the balance as he describes the day-to-day events as the battle unfolds, and details the losses suffered by all six nations involved: Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Germany and, rather belatedly, Italy. Owing to the weight, Extra shipping/postage will be required. .

London: Battle of Britain Prints, 2007. 1st edition. Very Nice Copy. folio. dust jacket 592pp., b/w plates, maps, plans, appends., bibliog., index, Story of the greatest air battle of WW2 when six nations were locked in combat over north-western Europe for a traumatic six weeks in 1940. Account in begins in September 1939 when the newly-formed British Air Forces in France sent the first squadrons to the Continent. This Phoney War period is told through the eyes of Flying Officer Edward Hall, Adjutant of No. 73 Squadron. As far as RAF fighter squadrons in France were concerned, it was an all-Hurricane show, yet it was the Blenheim and Battle crews who suffered the brunt of the casualties. Every aircraft lost or damaged through enemy action while operating in France is listed together with the fate of the crews.

After the Battle, 2008. Hardcover. New. 592 pages. 11.93x8.66x1.57 inches.