BATTLE OF BRITAIN ILLUSTRATED
by Paul Jacobs and Robert Lightsey
“The battle of France is over. The battle of Britain is about to begin” - Churchill,
from his 'Finest hour' speech on 18th June 1940.
Below was a fire storm where once was London and in front were hundreds of Hitler's bombers and their fighter escorts bent on the destruction of Britain.
This is the dramatic chronicle of the events from 10th July to 31st October 1940, The Battle of Britain, when this was what confronted the young under trained pilots and crews of the RAF every day.
The product of the efforts of the two former RAF officers, an artist cum engineer and a pilot cum program manager, the book provides a unique amount of the most important battle of the history.
140 original art works in oil, ink and graphite depicting important moments, military perspectives on tactics and technology, illustrated time lines and technical drawings. A product of years of love, devotion, work and study.
by Paul Jacobs and Robert Lightsey
“The battle of France is over. The battle of Britain is about to begin” - Churchill,
from his 'Finest hour' speech on 18th June 1940.
Below was a fire storm where once was London and in front were hundreds of Hitler's bombers and their fighter escorts bent on the destruction of Britain.
This is the dramatic chronicle of the events from 10th July to 31st October 1940, The Battle of Britain, when this was what confronted the young under trained pilots and crews of the RAF every day.
The product of the efforts of the two former RAF officers, an artist cum engineer and a pilot cum program manager, the book provides a unique amount of the most important battle of the history.
140 original art works in oil, ink and graphite depicting important moments, military perspectives on tactics and technology, illustrated time lines and technical drawings. A product of years of love, devotion, work and study.
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