BATTLE for BRITAIN

Bookplate on the title page signed by

Wing Commander H. R. ‘Dizzy’ Allen DFC

Arthur Barker Ltd. First edition 1973. 175 pages plus photographs.

Fine condition hardback book with orange covers in a Fine condition clipped dustjacket. The book is clean, tight and fresh. A lovely copy.

Dizzy Allen was a 20 year old Spitfire pilot with 66 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He was the co-author of the famous wartime book ‘Ten Fighter Boys’ and in this autobiography he vividly recalls what life was like on a fighter squadron (he commanded five!) and writes in a very jocular style describing both the airborne action and the humorous incidents in between.  A very entertaining read.

One of the more humorously written Battle of Britain memoirs and this is a particularly good example of a scarce book enhanced by a neat Dizzy Allen signed label.