
Hurricane
Victor of the Battle of Britain
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Narrated by:
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Peter Noble
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By:
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Leo McKinstry
About this listen
The biography of the aeroplane that won the Battle of Britain.
In the summer of 1940 the fate of Europe hung in the balance. Victory in the forthcoming air battle would mean national survival; defeat would establish German tyranny.
The Luftwaffe greatly outnumbered the RAF, but during the Battle of Britain it was the RAF that emerged triumphant, thanks to two key fighter planes, the Spitfire and the Hurricane. The Hurricane made up over half of Fighter Command's front-line strength, and its revolutionary design transformed the RAF's capabilities.
Leo McKinstry tells the story of the remarkable plane from its designers to the first-hand testimonies of those brave pilots who flew it; he takes in the full military and political background but always keeps the human stories to the fore - to restore the Hawker Hurricane to its rightful place in history.
©2010 Leo McKinstry (P)2010 Hodder & Stoughton LtdBrilliant
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Well read as well, no silly attempts at Allo Allo accents, careful and precise, nothing tripped me up here, I have no problems when I see Peter Noble as the reader, it’s about the book and not about him!
All in all a well balanced book that falls into place amongst others you need to read to get a decent history and not a collection of coffee table books.
Unsung Hero
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A must hear!
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Detailed and well researched
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A gripping account of the 'cinderella' fighter
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a great telling of an unsung hero
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