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Battle of Britain

by Len Deighton, Max Hastings · 1980

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In this text, Deighton and Hastings look at how the few defended Britain in the Battle of Britain. They depict the reality of the battle and how it was enacted by those who took part, whether in the air, on the ground, in the planning rooms or at home in towns and villages.

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war and militarywar and militaryMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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