The Battle of Britain August - October 1940: Air Ministry1941 1st Illustrated Edition

Author: Air Ministry

Publisher: H.M.S.O. London

Pagination: 36

Format: Soft cover m

Condition: Near mint, with some slight shelf wear.

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1st Edition, fully illustrated

An account of The Battle of Britain, written as it happened to give whole-hearted encouragement and hope to the British public suffering in the darkest days of war.

A fabulous slice of wartime nostalgia, a facsimile edition of the propaganda booklet issued following victory in the Battle of Britain. First published in 1941, The Battle of Britain was a propaganda booklet issued by the Ministry of Information to capitalize on the success of the RAF in defeating the Luftwaffe. An amazing period piece, hundreds of thousands of copies were printed and sold for 6d and it became one of the year's best selling books. It is the first book to embed in the public imagination the heroics of 'The Few'.

This accurate account was also written at a time so soon after the event as to not be clouded by later historical versions or indeed re-written by the romantic script-writers of fiction or the motion picture industry.

This near mint copy includes press cuttings and inserts from the original owner regarding the fact that Lord Dowding is disgracefully not mentioned in the text of the book at all.