Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain
ISBN-10
1624037909
ISBN-13
9781624037900
Series
Battle of Britain
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
112
Language
English
Published
2015-09-01
Publisher
Essential Library
Author
Tom Streissguth

Description

This title examines the Battle of Britain, focusing on the aircraft, pilots, and Royal Air Force leaders who defended the United Kingdom from German bombers. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing. Features include a glossary, a selected bibliography, websites, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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