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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY

by Graham Warner

Published by Crecy. 1st. 2002

Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper. This book puts the impact of the Blenheim on aircraft development into perspective, and provides a very human insight into the courageous crews who flew the Blenheims into battle. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and colour illustrations of the camouflage markings. 639 pages including index.

Light bumping to top front corner of board, base of spine shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

ISBN: 0947554920
Stock no. 1824462

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Contents

  • Acknowledgements
  • Glossary
  • Introduction
  • PART 1 GENESIS
  • Chapter 1 The background to the Blenheim
  • Chapter 2 The birth of the Blenheim
  • Chapter 3 'Britain First'
  • Chapter 4 The pace quickens
  • Chapter 5 Into service
  • Chapter 6 Trials and tribulations
  • Chapter 7 The last year of peace
  • PART 2 WARTIME SERVICE
  • Chapter 8 War is declared
  • Chapter 9 Shortcomings and improvements
  • Chapter 10 The Scandinavian diversions
  • Chapter 11 Lightning War: four days in May 1940
  • Chapter 12 In at the deep end
  • Chapter 13 The fall of France
  • Chapter 14 The pre-'Battle of Britain' phase
  • Chapter 15 August and September 1940
  • Chapter 16 October to December 1940
  • Chapter 17 January to April 1941
  • Chapter 18 A better Blenheim?
  • Chapter 19 Summer 1941
  • Chapter 20 Autumn and Winter 1941
  • Chapter 21 1942: a year of change
  • PART 3 BLENHEIMS IN THE MIDDLE AND FAR EASTERN THEATRES OF WAR
  • Chapter 22 Opening rounds: the Western Desert and East Africa
  • Chapter 23 Greece and the Balkans
  • Chapter 24 The German invasion of Yugoslavia, Greece and Crete
  • Chapter 25 Iraq, Syria and Iran
  • Chapter 26 The next rounds in the Western Desert
  • Chapter 27 Malta
  • Chapter 28 Tunisia: Blenheim swansong in the Middle East
  • Chapter 29 The fall of Malaya and Singapore
  • Chapter 30 The East Indies, Burma, Ceylon and India
  • PART 4 BLENHEIMS IN THE BACKGROUND
  • Chapter 31 Support and Flying Training Units
  • Appendix: Blenheim production
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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