Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2003, 1^st Edition.  ISBN 0-375-41197-6.  Hard cover, 495 pages including Notes, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, and Index.  Near fine; dust jacket with price intact near fine with a touch of edge wear and light rubs.  Interior clean and unmarked; black & white photos; deckled fore-edge.  “The Polish airmen who had escaped their savaged country in 1939 made a major contribution to the Royal Air Force’s victory in the Battle of Britain in 1940.  303 Squadron, which they formed, was the most successful of all RAF units in shooting down German aircraft attempting to bomb Britain into surrender.  Their subsequent treatment by the British government, including its refusal to let the survivors march in the Victory Parade of 1946, in craven deference to Stalin, was one of the most shameful episodes of the Cold War.” (from rear panel)