{"id":9790657421,"title":"Kent Airfields in the Second World War","handle":"kent-airfields-in-the-second-world-war","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet ready to travel back in time to the days when Kent was known as 'Hell-fire Corner'\u003c\/b\u003e; when the skies above the once-peaceful 'Garden of England' hummed with the sound of departing and returning aircraft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis illustrated, action-packed book contains a full account of the part played by Kent's airfields during the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe history of each airfield is described, with details of the squadrons and aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe subject is\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ebrought vividly to life with detailed accounts, alongside photos of the airmen themselves\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand their aircraft. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn most minds, Kent will forever be associated with the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e1940 Battle of Britain\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- the greatest aerial conflict in history, when the massed bombers of Hitler's Luftwaffe were denied air supremacy by a few young Hurricane and Spitfire pilots of Fighter Command.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut the county's proximity to the coast of France ensured that, right to the end of the war,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKent remained in the front line of the conflict\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewith her skies constantly alive with smoke and circling vapour trails. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003emeticulously researched book\u003c\/b\u003e, author Robin Brooks describes the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ehistory of airfields that retain a legendary reputation\u003c\/b\u003e, including Biggin Hill, Detling, Hawkinge, and West Malling.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCivilians are not forgotten, for this was equally a people's war. The author describes the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003erole of the civilians who worked alongside the RAF, and recalls the horrors of the Blitz\u003c\/b\u003e, with particular reference to raids on the Medway towns; the 1942 Baedeker attack on Canterbury; and the later campaign of terror from the V1 Doodlebug and the V2 rocket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will bring back vivid memories for many, recalling days of danger and menace, and nights filled with the boom of guns, the stab of searchlights and the glow of distant fires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 288 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Robin J. 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The author describes the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003erole of the civilians who worked alongside the RAF, and recalls the horrors of the Blitz\u003c\/b\u003e, with particular reference to raids on the Medway towns; the 1942 Baedeker attack on Canterbury; and the later campaign of terror from the V1 Doodlebug and the V2 rocket.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book will bring back vivid memories for many, recalling days of danger and menace, and nights filled with the boom of guns, the stab of searchlights and the glow of distant fires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA5 (softcover) 288 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor: Robin J. Brooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eISBN 9781853065231\u003c\/p\u003e"}