London: Grub Street Publishing, Date: 2001. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. Red cloth with dustwrapper. A few small marks to fore-edge otherwise an excellent copy. - To the Polish volunteers who were to fly and fight so brilliantly and tenaciously throughout the Battle of Britain, the United Kingdom was known as 'Last Hope Island'. Many lost their lives, such as Antoni Ostowicz, many achieved glory and became aces - such as Glowacki, Skalski and Witorzenc. The RAF came to depend on these men, with over 100 Polish pilots supporting almost 30 fighter squadrons, most especially 302, 303 and 307 (night fighter). The result of years of research, Robert Gretzyngier's book includes detailed combat descriptions, personal accounts from combat reports, memoirs, and diaries from the Polish, British and German perspective. There is in-depth biographical data of all Polish pilots, giving full RAF and PAF careers and much tabular material in appendix form. This book is a tremendous account of Polish contribution in those hectic days before the RAF began to take the offensive across the Channel, and is augmented by many hitherto unpublished photographs from private collections. Robert Gretzyngier has for years studied Polish involvement in the air defence of the British Isles in WWII. He lives and works in Warsaw. Size: Octavo. 288 pages. Category: Military & Warfare; European History; Warfare & defence; Air forces & warfare; Aviation. ...

Grub Street Publishing, Date: 2000-12-16. Hardcover. Like New. 2.8978 cent in x 24.1616 cent in x 16.3476 cent in. Small name inside on front free endpaper. 2000. Grub Street Publishing ISBN 1902304543 9781902304540 [GB]

Grub Street, Date: 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover. Clean red cloth boards lightly bumped. Text pages are crisp and clean. Very nice color illustrated dust jacket has light rubbing/scuffing and some light soil. Looks nice in protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase. 2001. Grub Street ISBN 1902304543 9781902304540 [US]