Böcker av S. P. MacKenzie

During World War II, Allied casualty rates in the air were 45.5%. Unsurprisingly, many airmen faced their dangerous missions with beliefs and rituals ranging from the traditional to the outlandish. Military historian S. P. MacKenzie considers this phenomenon in this pioneering study of the important role that superstition played in combat flier morale among the Allies in World War II.

This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years.

An unbiased portrayal of the most famous fighter pilot Britain has ever known, Douglas Bader

This book presents a major re-evaluation of the standard view of revolutionary armies, the range of attitudes towards the role of heroic individuals, the formation and leadership of armies, and comparisons between such armies.