Brothers in Arms
eBook - ePub

Brothers in Arms

The Story of a British and a German Fighter Unit August to December 1940

  1. 248 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Brothers in Arms

The Story of a British and a German Fighter Unit August to December 1940

About this book

This vivid account of WWII aerial warfare follows two frontline fighter units locked in deadly combat during the Battle of Britain.
This is the story of the Air Battle for England as experienced by the men of 609 (West Riding) Squadron, based in southern England, and 1/JG53, a Luftwaffe staffel based in northern France. Historian Chris Goss presents a day-by-day, blow-by-blow account that captures the tension of aerial combat, the elation of a successful 'kill', the tragedy of seeing a friend shot down, and the relief felt by survivors on both sides of the fight.
We learn of exhausting, unremitting action, and days of frustrating weather-induced inactivity, along with those brief moments of leisure and pleasure grasped from the daily struggle for survival. What we also discover is that there was, in many regards, little difference in the experiences and reactions between the men defending king and country and those fighting for the Führer—creating a form of bond derived from those shared experiences of, indeed, brothers in arms.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Introduction
  7. Introduction to 2nd Edition
  8. Glossary
  9. Chapter 1 The Two Sides Meet
  10. Chapter 2 ‘Good day Sir – How are you?’ 11
  11. Chapter 3 Prelude to the Battle (1) 28
  12. Chapter 4 ‘Bags of Joy, Sir?’
  13. Chapter 5 Yet Another Big Field Day 86
  14. Chapter 6 ‘I’ve Finished a 109, Whoopee!’ 105
  15. Chapter 7 Prelude to the Battle (2) 130
  16. Chapter 8 ‘If I am Shot Down, Keep my Pistol’ 142
  17. Chapter 9 ‘You Should be Happy Being in Captivity!’ 166
  18. Chapter 10 ‘A Most Remarkable Man – Exemplary in Every Respect’
  19. Chapter 11 Postscript
  20. Chapter 12 Brothers in Arms?
  21. Appendices
  22. Endnotes