{"product_id":"the-big-little-war-1","title":"The Big Little War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: font-weight:\u003eThe incredible true story of how an RAF flying school in ancient biplanes beat overwhelming odds to keep Hitler out of Iraq - and save British forces in the Mediterranean.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eSome reader reviews:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color:\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color: font-style: italic\u003e'Brilliantly documented chapter of the war.'\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'Excellent story about an incredible episode.'\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'Excellent account of a little known heroic WW2 battle against all odds.'\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'Very detailed from original sources, I highly recommend this book.'\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'This story is just as exciting as any Biggles adventure: and it really happened.'\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e'Very readable, almost ‘boys-own’ in nature - fascinating - compelling prose - a highly recommended read.'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; color: #0f1111; font-family: \" amazon ember arial sans-serif font-size: background-color:\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eThere are very few World War Two epics still to be uncovered. This is one: based on newly discovered war diaries, The Big Little War tells the story of how an RAF training school in ancient biplanes defeated the Iraqi army and the Luftwaffe - and why they were overlooked by history.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eIn early 1941, RAF Habbaniya in Iraq was a quiet flying school far from the front line. This all changed when, following a German-supported Iraqi coup, 9,000 Iraqi troops marched on the camp to demand its surrender. Habbaniya was virtually defenceless, with reinforcements weeks away across the desert. Left to fend for themselves and faced with the imminent arrival of the Luftwaffe, the camp commandant ordered a pre-emptive strike in their antiquated machines…\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eOf all the battles of WW2, there has never been a more underreported campaign with such strategic significance. Had the RAF school failed, Britain’s power in the Middle East would be crippled, the oil fields lost to the Germans, and the course of World War Two very different.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Authors' Collective","offers":[{"title":"Case Bound - Cloth","offer_id":51200691110192,"sku":"9781068527340","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/the-big-little-war-1","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}