Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #447554 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 192 pages

Synopsis
The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt. The most famous of 'The Few' saw action in this vital airspace over southern England, London and the Home Counties. The book will give an overview of the Battle and then go on to describe the part played by the squadrons and pilots from each base between the dangerous period between 10 July and 31 October 1940. It will include a map of each airfield as it was then and a guide to what remains and places of significance nearby that can be visited today.

Customer Reviews

Good read - forget the maps
A good book with plenty of background on all the airfields of 11 Group during the Battle of Britain and beyond. I got it for the history of the airfield where I live. The information is easy to follow, accurate and well laid out. The only down side is that the map of each airfield is only a line drawn layout of each airfield with no scale, surrounding features or way of working out locations of main buildings with today's environment.

Poor maps
I was disappointed in this book. It was a case of I expected more and better maps and those in the book were really poor. What I wanted was a sketch of each airfield as it was during the conflict. The text is fine but a poor substitute for the images that I wanted.