Robert Gretzyngier: 2 books
Poles in Defence of Britain
A Day-by-Day Chronology of Polish Day and Night Fighter Pilot Operations: July 1940–June 1941
Language: English
Release Date: August 23, 2002
The little-known WWII story of the Polish Air Force fliers who played a crucial role in the Battle of Britain and beyond.
To the Polish volunteers who flew and fought so brilliantly and tenaciously throughout the Battle of Britain, the United Kingdom was known as “Last Hope Island.” Many...
by Robert Gretzyngier
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2013
Pilots of the Polish Air Force saw action from the first day of World War 2 until the final victory in Europe. Flying hopelessly outmoded P.11 fighters in defence of their country in September 1939, a handful of aviators inflicted serious losses on the Luftwaffe before being overwhelmed. The survivors...