Faces of the Few

Faces of the Few The Battle for Survival in the Summer of 1940 Language:English Format:Hardback Dimensions:6.8" x 9.7" Pages:208 Photos:Approximately 250 mono illustrations Publisher:Air World ISBN:9781399065368 Item No. 9781399065368 There remains an enduring fascination with the Battle of Britain, and the RAF aircrew who fought and won this unprecedented aerial conflict, immortalized by Churchill in August 1940 as ‘The Few’.Unlike today, when photography is a huge part of people’s daily lives, not least because of mobile phone cameras and the sharing of images via social media, back then photography involved comparatively primitive and expensive items of equipment and was not, therefore, as accessible as it is today. Furthermore, unofficial photography on service installations in Britain was strictly prohibited for security reasons, and consequently such photographs, often taken surreptitiously, are comparativel