The Battle of Britain saved not only that country from invasion, but also altered the course of the war for the rest of the world. This remarkable book traces the fortunes of the Royal Air Force and provides a comprehensive account of the Battle of Britain, including day-by-day summaries of the battle. It also includes an appendix of the aircraft used by the RAF and the Luftwaffe with schematic drawings, and a list of all the pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain from July 10th to October 31st 1940. The authors are military aviation exprerts who have also written among other things, Jane's World Aircraft Recognition Handbook.

Narrow Margin: The Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power 1930-1949 (Pen & Sword Military Classics)

History

WOOD, Derek

Dempster, Derek

Military

Pen and Sword Aviation

In today's climate of European unity it is hard to recall that fifty years ago the pilots of Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe were locked in a fight to the death, with the control of Britain, and perhaps the fate of the free world, hanging on the outcome. In the immortal words of Winston Churchill, 'Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few'. The 50th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain will be commemorated throughout the UK from June to September 1990, with massive press and publicity coverage of an exciting programme that includes many staged events and flying displays.For those who want to understand exactly what the summer of 1940 was like for the people of Britain, no other book than this one will fit the bill. Although out of print for over twenty years, The Narrow Margin has remained the classic work of reference for serious students of those sixteen historic weeks and is still used for teaching officers at RAF Cranwell. This new edition has been re-set and re-designed, making dramatic use of its 200 photographs and 30 maps and other illustrations. The book examines in detail the background and planning of the R.A.F. and the Luftwaffe, and the march of events in both Britain and Germany during the pre-war years and the 'phoney war'. But its unique feature is its diary section, which explains day-by-day what was happening around the country. This day-by-day chronology describes what it was actually like to live through those months, skilfully interweaving weather reports and personal recollections of those who took part in the Battle with extracts from official documents, both British and German, and combining these with photographs and diagrams which illustrate each day's entry.

NARROW MARGIN

Smithsonian

The Battle of Britain saved the country from invasion. If the RAF had been defeated all the efforts of the British Army and the Royal Navy would hardly have averted defeat in the face of complete German air superiority. With all Europe subjugated, Germany and Japan would later have met on the borders of India.This remarkable book traces the varied fortunes of the Royal Air Force in the 1930s, and shows how it readied itself for the mighty German onslaught in the summer of 1940 and won a great victory by the narrowest margins. It provides a comprehensive account of the Battle of Britain, including the day-by-day summaries of the battle. It is illustrated with photographs and maps, an appendix of the aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and by the Luftwaffe with schematic drawings, also a list of all pilots who flew in the Battle of Britain from July 10 to October 31 1940.

Narrow Margin

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