The Burning Blue: A New History of the Battle of Britain by Addison, Paul Crang, Jeremy - 2000-06-01

SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 3rd.* Date of Publication: 2000* Publisher: Pimlico.* Binding and cover condition: Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers. No bumps or rubs. Some slight creases to front cover & light marks to rear. No creases to spine or hinge. Seems little used. VG+* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Very slight colouration to page margins & edges. VG+* Illustrations: One block 8 pp. b/w photos at centre. Two b/w line drawn maps at front.* Pages: 280 pp. text. xii pp. notes & index at rear.* Product Description:- Published in time for the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this new history broadens and deepens our understanding of an event that became an instant legend. An international cast of authorities review the Battle from the British and the German sides and explore the way it is remembered today by the airmen who took part in it. The book also traces the legacy of the Battle in British culture since 1940; and pinpoints its significance in the overall history of the Second World War..* This is a NEAR FINE copy of the 1st./3rd. with minimal shelf wear & slight ageing* Crang, Jeremy A.