Battle of Britain books. Recommendations?

[Moggy]

Originally Posted by philip.ed

The prequels are brilliant! I read it in that order too, Dutch (Goshawk Squadron, then War Story and then Hornets Sting). BTW, if I were you, I'd buy Hornets Sting from Robinson directly. He self publishes now, which is far cheaper than the £60 Amazon charges! (he has his own website).

I love the WWI book series as well, they just ooze Derek Robinson!

Strangely enough though, I never got on with the Piece of cake TV series made. It just lacked a certain something (Hurricanes aside) which the book captured brilliantly.

[philip.ed]

Originally Posted by Moggy

I love the WWI book series as well, they just ooze Derek Robinson!

Strangely enough though, I never got on with the Piece of cake TV series made. It just lacked a certain something (Hurricanes aside) which the book captured brilliantly.

Funnily enough, it was the serious that led me to the books! I mean the book itself far exceeds the series, but I loved watching the series, and I still have the VHS box-set (which I have since upgraded to DVD). I know that many people couldn't get along with the characters, including certain veterans, and until Paul Richey passed away, there was an ongoing lawsuit with Robinson regarding the event where Hart's props snap (which Richey's lawyer claimed was taken from his book).
Whilst on the subject, Paul Richey's book is another brilliant read too (funnily enough, I was able to pick up the original version qute cheaply, and it's intersting to see how all the names are blanked out because of the war).

[winny]

One more BoB book that's nice to own (you probably won't learn anything new)

The Battle of Britain Experience : Richard Overy
I scanned the back of the box it comes in to give you an idea...

It's main difference is it's facsimille documents. There are loads not mentioned on the back. Might be worth a look if you can find it.

[Moggy]

Originally Posted by winny

One more BoB book that's nice to own (you probably won't learn anything new)

The Battle of Britain Experience : Richard Overy
I scanned the back of the box it comes in to give you an idea...

It's main difference is it's facsimille documents. There are loads not mentioned on the back. Might be worth a look if you can find it.

Thanks for the recommendation, it's available at The Works for £6! Have ordered a copy.

https://www.theworks.co.uk/product.asp?cid=11&pid=6230

[winny]

Originally Posted by Moggy

Thanks for the recommendation, it's available at The Works for £6! Have ordered a copy.

https://www.theworks.co.uk/product.asp?cid=11&pid=6230

£6!

Well worth it, if only for the Giant map!