The Few

The American "Knights of the Air" Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain

From the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes "a rousing tale of little-known heroes" (Booklist).The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight young Americans who joined Britain's Royal Air Force, defying their country's neutrality laws and risking their U.S. citizenship to fight side-by-side with England's finest pilots in the summer of 1940-over a year before America entered the war. Flying the lethal and elegant Spitfire, they became "knights of the air" and with minimal training but plenty of guts, they dueled the skilled and fearsome pilots of Germany's Luftwaffe. By October 1940, they had helped England win the greatest air battle in the history of aviation. Winston Churchill once said of all those who fought in the Battle of Britain, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." These daring Americans were the few among the "few." Now, with the narrative drive and human drama that made The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter national bestsellers, Alex Kershaw tells their story for the first time.

Absolutely wonderful story!!

Well worth the listen, enjoyed every minute of the book. Amazing story of courage, valor and honor of a few men who assisted a country in its time of greatest need.

Isolationism Never Works

Once again, another amazing book from Alex Kershaw. We are forever indebted to the RAF during those priceless years while America stayed away from the inevitable. Isolation gave us ill preparedness and over time only one thing came of it- higher casualties. May we learn from the past so as not to repeat our mistakes. I am so proud of those men and women who fought the Nazis and Imperial Japan. May God bless them and their families.

Like being in the cockpit for every flight

Nothing- perfectly done ✅ it was so well done, it would be hard to improve 🙏 it is so complex to leave a positive review, the review staff should have an older relative try to satisfy their requirements 😣

American pilots in the Battle of Britain

This is a profoundly moving record of the Nazi attack on Britain and the contribution of American pilots.
A must listen or read.