The Battle of Britain: A Miscellany

Have you ever wondered...* How fast a Spitfire could travel? * Which pilot won Fighter Command's only Victoria Cross? * What a 'Stuka Party' was? Telling the stories of the commanders, the air raids, the pilots, the aircraft and the vital use of the world's first radar air defence system, this comprehensive miscellany is a compelling guide to this most crucial of Second World War battles - the first to be fought solely in the air.