Defiant - Robert Verkaik Book RRP £10.99
Defiant is a startling new narrative of the Battle of Britain, which reveals the surprising truth about the battle’s forgotten fighter, the Boulton Paul Defiant.
To date, nothing has been written about the third British fighter which lined up alongside the much vaunted Spitfire and Hurricane against the all-conquering Luftwaffe in 1940. Yet it is a squadron of Defiants which holds the record for shooting down the most German aircraft in one day.
The families of the Defiant aircrews believed that their brave husbands, brothers and sons had fought and died in vain, but the truth is that their vital contribution to the battle over Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain has been all but erased from the official history. By writing from their unique perspective, Verkaik helps to set the record straight.
374 pages RRP £10.99