02884cam a2200397 i 4500 ocm59565657 OCoLC 20241118142533.0 050425t19991994enkabcf b 001 0 eng d GBA1X7855 bnb 1860199372 9781860199370 AU@ 000022677316 NZ1 6261904 (OCoLC)59565657 (OCoLC)46907541 eng GAFCSC LIBRARY e-uk--- D756.5.B7 R11 Ray, John Philip, 1929- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHdjTbMtBwW6QVvCHftXd The Battle of Britain : New Perspectives : Behind the Scenes of the Great Air War / John Ray. London : Brockhampton Press, 1999. 1994 222 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent Originally published: London: Arms & Armour, 1994. Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index. Introduction -- Dowding's Position in Jult 1940 -- the Threat from the Luftwaffe -- The Opening Phase of Battle, 10 July to 18 August -- The Development of the Big Wing Controversy, 19 August to 7 September -- The Battle Within a Battle, 7 September to 16 October -- Night Air Defence -- Changes at Fighter Command -- Epilogue. "The story of how RAF fighters defeated the Luftwaffe in 1940 and saved Britain from invasion is a well known national tradition, but over a decade of new research has allowed reassessment of significant elements of the battle. Central to all these is the personality clashes behind the scenes in the RAF that frequently threatened to be more dangerous than the Luftwaffe attacks. The author examines why Dowding commanded his squadrons in the well-known tactics, but how every day he was under personal attack from rivals for his position and from enemies throughout the Air Ministry who wanted different ideas and defences, despite the severity of the threat and Dowding's success. Also examined is the effect of this on the air fighting, a detailed view from the Luftwaffe side and finally an answer as to why Dowding was immediately retired at the end of his finest hour to obscurity and never rewarded as every other successful commander was." --Amazon.com fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39Qhp4vBbhpRH9XvjbDFXtxhb Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Great Britain. Military operations, Aerial. fast (OCoLC)fst01710198 Great Britain. fast (OCoLC)fst01204623 https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP lcc BK D756.5.B7 R11 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 14 OTHER HOLDINGS 2252 2252 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-11-18 0 D756.5.B7 R11 2024-3651 2024-11-18 14:25:59 c.1 2024-11-18 BK