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100	1		_aRay, John Philip, _d1929- _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjHdjTbMtBwW6QVvCHftXd
245	1	4	_aThe Battle of Britain : _bNew Perspectives : Behind the Scenes of the Great Air War / _cJohn Ray.
264		1	_aLondon : _bBrockhampton Press, _c1999.
264		4	_c1994
300			_a222 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : _billustrations, maps, portraits ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
500			_aOriginally published: London: Arms & Armour, 1994.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 210-216) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- 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.
520			_a"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
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650		0	_aBritain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
650		0	_aWorld War, 1939-1945 _xCampaigns _zGreat Britain.
650		7	_aMilitary operations, Aerial. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01710198
651		7	_aGreat Britain. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01204623 _1https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdmp7p3cx8hpmJ8HvmTpP
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