The Final Few: The Last Surviving Pilots of the Battle of Britain Tell Their Stories

Sarkar, Dilip

ISBN 10: 1445642360 / ISBN 13: 9781445642369

Published by Amberley Publishing, 2015

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Final Few: The Last Surviving Pilots of the Battle of Britain Tell Their Stories
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1445642360
• ISBN 13: 9781445642369
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

• Publishedto coincide with the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain
• Severalveterans featured will be available for media interviews
• Praisefor Dilip Sarkar from the Battle of Britain pilots themselves: 'If anyone everneeds to know anything about the RAF during the summer of 1940, don’t ask theFew, ask Dilip’ George ‘Grumpy’ Unwin, 19 Squadron; 'Dilip understands perfectlythe mysteries of air tactics and strategy, enabling him write authoritatively,lively and deeply touching stories of those days when friend and foe met in theair’ Peter Townsend, 85 Squadron
• Praise for the author's last book, Douglas Bader, 'The definitive account' Prof. Paul Mackenzie
• Over fifty historic photographs, many of which have never been reproducedbefore, from the personal collections of the pilots themselves

About the Author

Dilip Sarkar has been fascinated by the Battle of Britain since childhood, he remains both moved and inspired by the story of Churchill's fabled Few, those young airmen who stood between freedom and a Britain dominated by Nazi Germany. Since the 1970s he has met and interviewed more Battle of Britain pilots than any other historian. He has researched the subject thoroughly and has published over thirty books, titles which include the only biographical works formally endorsed by the families of both Group Captain Sir Douglas Bader and Air Vice-Marshal Johnnie Johnson. In 2003, Dilip was made an MBE for services to aviation history, and elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society in 2006. He lives in Worcester. For more information please see www.dilipsarkarmbe.co.uk.