Highly informative
A great read and in the 70th year of the Battle of Britain very relevant. Like most people I didn't realize what a a key role the Hurricane played in the battle.

HURRICANE.VICTOR OF THE B,of B
I HAVE NOT HAD CHANCE TO READ IT YET BUT THE SERVICE (ie Delivery) WAS SUPER.
I WOULD NOT HESITATE TO DEAL WITH THEM AGAIN IF I HAD TO.

Hurricane
An excellent book especially at this anniversary.It moves it out of the shadow of the Spitfire.

JFEssex
'Hurricane' is repetitive and not as well researched as it should be.For example the huge role of Sir Thomas Sopwith in the inception and production of this Battle Winner, which saved our Country, is scarcely mentioned.
Likewise the practice of the controllers to 'vector' the fighters onto the SAME course as the incoming bombers is not explained; head-on meetings were the exception, while the book implies that they were normal.

A valuable addition to the analyses of the Battle of Britain
The author really knows the aircraft he writes about. This book is complementary to his previous well researched publication of the 'Spitfire'.
Perhaps it is understandable that the 'Hurricane' should follow the 'Spitfire' because this is the general view. Few realise that the Hurricane was statistically the more successful of the two aircraft during the Battle of Britain, and had advantages over the Spitfire as the author stresses. Perhaps it was the development limitations in the subsequent period of the War that helped to endorse this rather biased image in the public mind.
This is a highly readable acount of the development of the aircraft and the people involved with the operations. It is essential reading for anyone who has even a mild interest in military history and particularly events in the Second World War.

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