Battle of Britain by Patrick Bishop RRP £25

2010 will see the 70th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain and with this no doubt in mind the bestselling author of Fighter Boys and Bomber Boys has produced a lavishly illustrated chronicle of this defining episode in British history: the epic struggle of the Royal Air Force with the Luftwaffe over the skies of Southern England during the summer of 1940. The latest in an ambitious series of illustrated historical chronicles from Quercus, Battle of Britain is a compelling, day-by-day account of Britain’s fight for national survival. The progress of the battle is described in an evocative and stylish narrative, amplified by an impressive array of authentic documentary materials and other illustrative features, including contemporary photographs, posters and newspaper headlines, plus aircraft diagrams and maps. Eye-witness accounts, diary extracts and pilot profiles bring the battle’s heroes and victims, triumphs and tragedies unforgettably to life. In Battle of Britain Patrick Bishop has created a memorable and
visually stunning record of one of the decisive moments of 20th-century history. A fittingly vast, sumptuous and ambitious work on Britain’s fight for national survival.