No 91 'Nigeria' Sqn

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Hall, PeterDavey, ChrisIllustrationen

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

Verkaufsrang11079inPolitikwissenschaft

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From its humble beginnings as a reconnaissance flight, using second-hand aircraft at the very end of the Battle of Britain, No 91 'Nigeria' Squadron went on to become one of the most famous units in RAF Fighter Command. It achieved outstanding results using new low-level interception tactics along the south coast of England, employing the very latest marks of Spitfire. Indeed, it was one of the few fighter units to be Spitfire-equipped throughout World War 2. Manned by a multifarious band of pilots from across the globe, No 91 'Nigeria' Sqn also produced its fair share of aces.

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ISBN/GTIN978-1-84176-160-2

ProduktartBuch

EinbandKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Bloomsbury

Osprey Publishing

ErscheinungslandVereinigtes Königreich

Erscheinungsdatum25.05.2001

ReiheAviation Elite Units

Seiten128 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 184 mm, Höhe 248 mm, Dicke 8 mm

Gewicht416 g

Illustrationen106 b/w; 13 col

Artikel-Nr.5570728

KatalogBuchzentrum

Datenquelle-Nr.23187515

KategorieSozialwissenschaften, Recht, Wirtschaft

SachgebietPolitikwissenschaft

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Hall, PeterDavey, ChrisIllustrationen

Sir Peter Hall was one of the greatest theatre, film and opera directors of our time. His extraordinary career spanned more than half a century. In his mid-20s he staged the English language premiere of Samuel Beckett´s Waiting for Godot. In 1960, at the age of 29, he founded the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 1973 he was appointed Director of the National Theatre and opened the new theatres on the South Bank. He later founded the Peter Hall Company, producing many West End and Broadway successes. Then in 2003 he founded the Rose Theatre Kingston. Sir Peter directed over two hundred productions, including his seminal The Wars of the Roses (1963) adapted with John Barton from Shakespeare's history plays, which was described as "the greatest Shakespearian event in living memory . He directed the world premiere Peter Shaffer's Amadeus (1979), and the premieres of most of Harold Pinter's plays. He also directed at international opera houses, including Glyndebourne, the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, the Metropolitan Opera and Bayreuth. Throughout his life, Sir Peter championed public funding for the arts. Sir Peter was diagnosed with dementia in 2011 and died on 11th September 2017, at the age of 86, surrounded by his family.
Chris Davey has illustrated more than 70 titles for Osprey's Aircraft of the Aces and Combat Aircraft series since 1994. Based in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, as one of the very last traditional airbrush artists in the business, he has become the company's illustrator of choice for both USAAF fighters and RAF subject matter, proving his undoubted skill when dealing with large aircraft subjects such as the Halifax, Sunderland, Lancaster, and Stirling.