Tim Rice

Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines

Fighter Boys: Saving Britain

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THIS IS THE story of the young men in Hurricanes and Spitfires who won the Battle of Britain in 1940. It is a story of great bravery, patriotism, and triumph against the odds. It is also a story of naivety, tragic errors, friendly fire, media spin and the other realities of winning a war.

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