Название: The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Battle in the History of Air Warfare Автор: Richard Townshend Bickers
Издательство: Batsford
ISBN: 0765194856
Год: 2015
Страниц: 208
Язык: английский
Формат: epub, pdf (conv)
Размер: 10.06 MB
An analysis of the events leading up to the assault on Britain and the history, structure, and equipment of the British reveals the full story of the air war that shaped the future of the free world.
By the summer of 1940, the overwhelming might of the German air force had triumphed over Poland, Norway, France, Holland and Belgium. As the fighters and bombers of the Luftwaffe amassed on the north west coast of Europe, they had no reason to believe that the heavily outnumbered squadrons of the Royal Air Force (RAF) would prove any more difficult to overcome than their earlier opponents. However, these illusions of invulnerability were soon to be shattered in whirling combats over southern England in the conflict that would be known as the Battle of Britain.
Some people may think that, over the years, more than enough books have been written on the Battle of Britain and there can be little new ground to cover. I believe, however, that this volume comes as a timely reminder of what was at stake in those dark hours of 1940. So let us consider for a moment, more than half a century on, how different history would have been had the German air force gained that vital air superiority over Britain – so necessary before there could be any thought of the invasion that Goering had boasted could be launched within a matter of weeks, with forces moving across the Channel unmolested by air attack to achieve final occupation.
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