The Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in the Second World War pdf

亚当·扎莫伊斯基 (Adam ZAMOYSKI) 先生是一位屡获殊荣的英国历史学家，也是畅销史诗“1812 年。拿破仑在莫斯科的致命行军”及其续集“和平仪式。拿破仑的垮台和维也纳会议”的作者。 ZAMOYSKI 先生还出版了其他几本关于欧洲和世界历史的关键人物和方面的广受好评的书籍。 他对波兰的综合历史，“波兰之路”，不仅在 1987 年问世时在畅销书排行榜上名列前茅，而且此后从未绝版过。 他还是一位杰出的评论家和评论家，为英国所有主要的论文和期刊做出了贡献，并在英国、欧洲和美国进行了广泛的演讲。

The Forgotten Few: The Polish Air Force in the Second World War pdf 亚当·扎莫伊斯基

The crucial role played by Polish airmen during the Second World War and the colourful stories of their adventures have become part of British folklore. But very few people have any idea of the extent of their involvement, or how they came to be in Britain. In this brilliant history, Adam Zamoyski explores the unwavering courage of Polish fighters and how they helped to defeat the Nazis. By the beginning of 1941, there was a fully fledged Polish Air Force operating alongside the RAF. With 14 squadrons and support services, it was larger than the air forces of the Free French, Dutch, Belgians and all the other European Allies operating from Britain put together. Some 17,000 men and women passed through its ranks while it was stationed on British soil. They not only played a crucial part in the Battle of Britain, they also contributed significantly to the Allied war effort in the air and took part in virtually every type of RAF operation, including the bombing of Germany, the Battle of the Atlantic and Special Operations. This book is not intended as a full history of the Polish Air Force. Nor does it pretend to assess the exact contribution of these men and women to the Allied cause. The intention is to give a picture of who they were, where they came from, how they got here and what they did. It also looks at their, at times, strained but ultimately successful collaboration with the RAF and their sometimes difficult, often notorious, but ultimately happy relationship with the British people.