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Title	:	With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain
Author	:	Michael Korda
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 336 pages
Published	:	January 6th 2009 by Harper
Categories	:	History. Nonfiction. War. World War II. Aviation. Military Fiction

With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain Hardcover | Pages: 336 pages

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“[With Wings Like Eagles is] bold and refreshing… Korda writes with great elegance and flair.”—Wall Street Journal

From the New York Times bestselling author of Ike and Horse People, Michael Korda, comes With Wings Like Eagles, the harrowing story of The Battle of Britain, one of the most important battles of World War II. In the words of the Washington Post Book World, “With Wings Like Eagles is a skillful, absorbing, often moving contribution to the popular understanding of one of the few episodes in history … to deserve the description ‘heroic.’”

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Original Title:	With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain
ISBN:	0061125350 (ISBN13: 9780061125355)
Edition Language:	English

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Michael Korda has written a focused introduction to one of the most celebrated battles in WW2. He backgrounds this battle with well-chosen analysis of the stakes and players in both Britain and Germany. Korda presents the silver-lining thesis that the appeasers, despite their terrible decisions, actually helped Britain by giving the nation the time and resources it needed to build its air defense. No matter which stage of the battle is at hand, Korda has a real flair for exciting passages. He

I want to believe that this is a definitive account of the Battle of Britain, but a nagging feeling exists that a bit of the author's preconceptions and personal biases factor into the judgments of the book. One novel argument presented by Mr. Korda is that the "appeasers", while hoping to stave off wider war with Germany, actually ensured that Britain's air defenses and warning systems were advanced and numerous enough to properly defend the island should Germany come to their shores. And, I

This book presents a look at how the British won the Battle of Britain under the direction of men like Dowding and Park. It's an interesting book, highlighting the intrigues in Britain and Germany, which led to decisions which made the difference. Churchill comes across as less than knowledgeable about how the air war was to be handled successfully, especially concerning the decision about sending aircraft to France before Dunkirk. Goering takes his lumps too for his arrogance and lack of

Great book for anybody with even a passing interest in World War II history. Everybody has heard of the Battle of Britain, but, for me at least, this book really filled in a lot of details I was not aware of.

I have been reading books on the Battle of Britain for 58 years. This one, by Michael Korda, was far and away the best I have ever read. Instead of just discussing the battle, he tells how the system was set up, the radar, the WAAFs, the building of the Spitfires and the Hurricanes. I knew nothing about the preparation for the war.Then he goes into the battle and describes not only war, but also how politics was involved. He talks bout the interactions among Dowding, Churchill, and Leigh-Mallory

Quick read that I thoroughly enjoyed. The book seems to mirror the career of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding while discussing the Battle of Britain. I learned a great deal about the British advantages and heart of how and why they won the battle and how they deflected the German bombardment. Why technological advances for battle were important for victory. You get a feel from the author of what it was like to live through the experience of being bombed day on end and not knowing when it was

Battle of Britain at the operational levelA good history of how the technology and the communication structure of the early warning air attack system were developed and put in place. Then an overview of the Battle of Britain, BoB, which is an informed overview with enough details to get a flavor of the campaign but without the dreary large amount of details that would weigh the story down. Some tactical insights are included and a good amount of the strategic situation is explained also.The