New book tells heroic tales of Irish at the Battle of Britain

Spitfires flying in formation prior to the Battle of Britain. Dubliner John Hemmingway, aged 101, is the last surviving RAF pilot from the battle. His story is one of those told in a new book on the Irish involvement. File Picture.

The last surviving RAF pilot involved in the Battle of Britain is a soon to be 101-year-old Irishman and a new book salutes his bravery and those of his fellow countrymen who fought in the most famous aerial duel in history.

To mark its 80th anniversary, military historian Dan Harvey has published A Bloody Summer: The Irish at the Battle of Britain.