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An edition of The Battle of Britain (1971)

The Battle of Britain

the greatest air battle of World War II

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At the end of June 1940, with Western Europe overrun by the Germans, the Nazi war leaders knew that RAF Fighter Command had to be subdued before the invasion of Britain could take place. They set about this destruction early in July. High above the summer fields, Churchill's few fought with unsurpassed courage and skill. The battle was a national crusade that united the British people and was followed with awe and deep anxiety by the Western world. - Back cover.

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Norton
Language
English
Pages
413

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Subjects

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940, Juvenile literature, Aerial operations, World War, 1939-1945, Luchtoorlog, Britain, Battle of, 1940, History, World war, 1939-1945, aerial operations, british, New York Times reviewed

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The Battle of Britain: the greatest air battle of World War II
1990, Norton
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The Battle of Britain: the jubilee history
1989, Hodder & Stoughton
in English
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The Battle of Britain: the greatest air battle of World War II
1989, Norton
in English - 1st American ed.
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The Battle of Britain: the triumph of R.A.F. fighter pilots
1971, Macmillan
in English

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Table of Contents

Carnage at noon
Part one : Before the battle.
No longer an island
Groundwork
The bomber won't always get through
Late spurt
Bonus of time
Surviving the storm
Battle order
Part two : The battle.
British day one : 10 July 1940
Channel fight : 11 July-11 August
Clearing the way : 12 August
Eagle day and after : 13-14 August
Enter and exit Luftflotte 5 : 15 August
The assault continues : 16 August
Respite and re-engagement : 17-18 August
Desperate days : 19 August-6 September
Strategic turning point
The new target : 7 September
'Ominous quiet!' : 8-14 September
'The odds were great; our margins small; the stakes infinite' : 15 September
The scent of victory : 16-30 September
The battle fades : October
Part three : After the battle.
Retrospect
Scrambles
Appendices.
Chronology of the battle
Basic statistics of Fighter Command and Luftwaffe aircraft engaged in the Battle of Britain
Higher Command, summer 1940
Air Defence Higher Formations, July-September 1940
Operational chain of command in the Luftwaffe
Equivalent commissioned ranks : RAF and Luftwaffe
Fighter Command order of battle, 8 August 1940
Luftwaffe order of battle against Britain, 13 August 1940
Anti-aircraft defences : number and location of heavy guns, 21 August 1940
The balloon defences, 31 August 1940
Fighter Command order of battle, 7 September 1940
100 octane fuel

Edition Notes

Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 388-394.
"First published as a Norton paperback 1990" - t.p. verso.

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New York
Copyright Date
1989

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/211
Library of Congress
D756.5.B7 H67 1989

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
xvii, 413 p., [32] p. of plates
Number of pages
413
Dimensions
25 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL21550375M
ISBN 10
0393307344
ISBN 13
9780393307344
LibraryThing
21092
Goodreads
1082740

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL3189880W

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