Australia's Few and the Battle of Britain
Winner of the nonfiction category in the 2015 ACT Wrtiting and Publishing Award.
Included on the 2015 Chief of Air Forces's Reading List.
Jack Kennedy (Sydney, 238 Squadron), Stuart Walch (Hobart, 238 Squadron), Dick Glyde (Perth, 87 Squadron), Ken Holland (Sydney. 152 Squadron), Pat Hughes (Cooma and Sydney, 234 Squadron), Bill Millington (Adelaide, 249 Squadron), John Crossman (Newcastle, 46 Squadron) and Des Sheen (Canberra, 72 Squadron): eight Australian Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Only one survived. During the summer and autumn of 1940, the Luftwaffe launched their campaign to gain superiority over the RAF, especially Fighter Command. The result was the first major battle of World War II (or any war) fought entirely in the air. The Luftwaffe's defeat by 'The Few' marked a turning point in the Allies' favour. The Battle of Britain is one of the most significant battles of the war, and until now, the role of the Australian 'Few' has received little attention. Kristen Alexander gives a personal account of eight Australian participants, drawing heavily on primary source material and original research. She follows these young men from childhood, through their education, training, personal relationships and flying careers, to death in combat (in the case of seven of the eight men), and beyond that to commemoration. Review at Aircrew Book Review: http://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com.au/2014/11-australias-few-and-battle-of-britain.html
UK readers might prefer to order unsigned copies of the UK edition direct from Pen & Sword http://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Australias-Few-and-the-Battle-of-Britain-Hardback/p/10350
NewSouth Books 2014 ISBN 9781742234151. Hard cover dust wrapper 432pp b&w photos, 2 maps. New Book. Signed by author.
Included in the 2015 Chief of Air Force's Reading List and winner of the nonfiction category of the 2015 ACT Writing and Publishing Awards. Jack Kennedy (Sydney, 238 Squadron), Stuart Walch (Hobart, 238 Squadron), Dick Glyde (Perth, 87 Squadron), Ken Holland (Sydney. 152 Squadron), Pat Hughes (Cooma and Sydney, 234 Squadron), Bill Millington (Adelaide, 249 Squadron), John Crossman (Newcastle, 46 Squadron) and Des Sheen (Canberra, 72 Squadron): eight Australian Spitfire and Hurricane pilots of the Battle of Britain. Only one survived. During the summer and autumn of 1940, the Luftwaffe launched their campaign to gain superiority over the RAF, especially Fighter Command. The result was the first major battle of World War II (or any war) fought entirely in the air. The Luftwaffe's defeat by 'The Few' marked a turning point in the Allies' favour. The Battle of Britain is one of the most significant battles of the war, and until now, the role of the Australian 'Few' has received little attention. Kristen Alexander gives a personal account of eight Australian participants, drawing heavily on primary source material and original research. She follows these young men from childhood, through their education, training, personal relationships and flying careers, to death in combat (in the case of seven of the eight men), and beyond that to commemoration. See review at Aircrew Book Review: http://aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/australias-few-and-battle-of-britain.html
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