303 Squadron : The Legendary Battle of Britain Fighter Squadron (Hardcover)

from antiquary

Very vivid account of a squadron of Polish fighter pilots fighting for the British during the Battle of Britain. It was written at the time by a Polish writer and is understandably enthusiastic for its subjects -- all the Polish pilots are naturally heroic and the Germans naturally arrogant and e...

from jamespurcell

Concise, easy to read and about a part of WW11 that has rarely generated much press or prose. The Polish fliers described in this book had fought in Poland, then France before they arrived in Britain. For each battlefield they had to learn to fly different airplanes and in the UK they had to face...

from worcester

This is a lovingly prepared update of Fielder's 1942 account of the exploits of a cadre of Polish flyers fighting for the RAF in The Battle of Britain. Originally written as a tract to boost Allied morale in the darkest days of The Second World War, the book has apparently become a young adults' ...

from MrsLee

This is the story of a Polish Squadron of pilots during the Battle of Britain in WWII. Written in 1942 by a Polish man, it sounds a bit like a newsreel at times, but it was written to encourage those soldiers in Poland who were fighting underground for their freedom. It was also written to public...

from whitrichardson

For military history buffs and those interested in the air war over England during the fall of 1940, "303 Squadron" by Arkady Fiedler is a must-read. It offers an important account of a little-known (at least today) group of Polish fighter pilots who helped defend the skies over England during th...