Item #1294 The First Battle of Britain 1917-1918 and the birth of the Royal Air Force With an afterword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C. Major Raymond H. FREDETTE.

The First Battle of Britain 1917-1918 and the birth of the Royal Air Force With an afterword by Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir John Slessor G.C.B., D.S.O., M.C.

London: Cassell, 1966. Octavo, original cloth, xviii, 290 pp., plates with previous owner's bookplate. A fine copy in dust jacket. The story of the small, forgotten band of German airmen - the crews of the 'England Squadron' - who flew more than 400 day and night sorties to drop bombs of up to 2,200 lbs. on London and the English coastal towns. Item #1294

Price (AUD): $75.00

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