THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner
Published by Crecy
in 2002
ISBN: 0947554920
THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1329399
1st.
2002.
Hardback.
Large format.
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. ISBN: 0947554920. Spine and corners bumped else a fine, apparently unread copy. Dustwrapper is just lightly rubbed at edges.
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THE BRISTOL BLENHEIM: A COMPLETE HISTORY
Written by Graham Warner.
Stock no. 1824462
1st.
2002.
Hardback.
Large format.
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. ISBN: 0947554920. Light bumping to top front corner of board, base of spine shelf-worn. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.
Front cover
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