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Commando: Battle of Britain - Scramble!
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£13.99 (Incl. VAT)
George Low
Paperback, 656 pages
9781847324214
For everyone in Britain, these were the darkest days of the Second World
War. Our army, or what was left of it, had been withdrawn from France
via the beaches of Dunkirk, disabling and abandoning arms and equipment
during the desperate evacuation. While they reorganized and re-equipped
there was no effective fighting force to stand against Hitler's
Wehrmacht should they choose to invade. Crossing the channel with an
invasion fleet was, however, not an operation to be contemplated without
complete control of the sky, otherwise the transports and landing craft
would be blown out of the water by the RAF. The Nazis' answer?
Neutralise the RAF. Destroy its runways, destroy its aircraft on the
ground, destroy its support networks and, most of all, kill its pilots.
The RAF, of course, had other ideas and during the summer of 1940 the
Battle of Britain was fought in the skies over southern England. The
courage and skill of the RAF pilots and ground crews during those few
hectic weeks has formed the backdrop to some of the most outstanding
Commando tales ever published. Stories like "Ace Without Honour",
"Island of Heroes" and "Brigand Squadron" as well as "Blind Courage",
"Fly Fast-Shoot Fast" or "Spitfire Spirit" bring the atmosphere of the
battle spinning into the 21st century. Presented 25 per cent larger than
when originally published, this special edition drops you out of the
sun into the midst of the dog fights, the howl of the Merlin engine on
full boost almost drowning out the roar of the Brownings thundering away
in the wings either side of your cockpit. Whether you are a novice
'sprog' comic book pilot or a seasoned veteran, the fantastic aero art
created by the Commando artists and the compelling stories will leave
you gasping for the next 'Scramble'!
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