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LIFE AND DEATH FOR THE LUFTWAFFE IN THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN
Publisher: Head of Zeus Price: £25 Released: Out now
A VISCERAL AND FRESH NEW ACCOUNT OF HOW THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN WAS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE WHO FOUGHT AGAINST THE RAF
The shelf space that might easily be taken up by the plethora of books about the Battle of Britain is astonishing, with this reviewer alone having added several of his own modest titles across the decades. Nevertheless, here is a book that excited the interest of the reviewer long before it ever saw the light of day. And he most certainly wasn't disappointed!
What's particularly exciting about Victoria Taylor's
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