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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: AN EPIC CONFLICT REVISTED

Written by Christer Bergstrom
Published by Casemate in 2015
ISBN: 9781612003474

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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: AN EPIC CONFLICT REVISTED
Written by Christer Bergstrom.
Stock no. 1823217
1st. 2015. Hardback. Large format. Slightly better than very good condition.

A thrilling account of the Battle of Britain, told from the perspective of both sides. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w photos, a few colour illustrations & photos. ISBN: 9781612003474. SIGNED by the author (with personal dedication) to title page. Corners of boards lightly rubbed, Boards lightly scuffed.

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Cover of THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN: AN EPIC CONFLICT REVISTED by Christer Bergstrom

Contents

  • Glossary and guide to abbreviations
  • Air units of the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe in 1940
  • Rank Equivalency 1940
  • Luftwaffe unit abbreviations
  • Time Line
  • Preface
  • 'Herr Reichsmarschall, I would like an outfit of Spitfires for my unit'
  • The Battle of Britain in Colour
  • CHAPTER : The Luftwaffe versus the Royal Air Force
  • Operation 'Seelowe'
  • Relations of strength
  • The organisation
  • The methods
  • The airmen
  • The commanders
  • CHAPTER 2: The Aircraft
  • Spitfire versus Messerschmitt 109
  • Zerstorer, Hurricane och Defiant
  • The bombers
  • CHAPTER 3: Air Combat over the Channel
  • A tentative beginning
  • The 'Channel Offensive' begins
  • 10-13 July: The most glorious days in the history of the RAF'
  • 19-20 July: Fighter Command is strengthened
  • 'We shall not stop fighting till freedom, for ourselves and others, is secured'
  • 24-29 July: the Battle hardens
  • CHAPTER 4: The great battle
  • 8 August 1940
  • 11 August 1940
  • 12 August 1940
  • 13 August 1940
  • CHAPTER 5: A struggle of life and death
  • 14 August 1940
  • 15 August 1940
  • 16 August 1940
  • 18 August 1940
  • CHAPTER 6: The critical period
  • New Directives
  • 24 August 1940
  • 25 August 1940
  • 26 August 1940
  • 28 August 1940
  • 29 August 1940
  • 30 August 1940
  • 31 August 1940
  • 1 September 1940
  • 2 September 1940
  • 3 September 1940
  • 4-6 SeptemBer 1940
  • CHAPTER 7: 'London's Burning'
  • 7 September 1940
  • 8 September 1940
  • 9 September 1940
  • 10 September 194010
  • 11 September 1940
  • 12-14 September 1940
  • 15 September 1940: Battle of Britain Day
  • CHAPTER 8: A change of direction
  • 16-20 September: new directives
  • A stronger RAF
  • 27-30 September: Catastrophe for the Luftwaffe
  • CHAPTER 9: The time of the fighter aces
  • Fighter-bombers
  • The great fighter combats
  • Retaliation
  • Fatigue
  • The End
  • CHAPTER 10: The victors and the defeated
  • The men and women of the battle
  • APPENDICES
  • Sources
  • Notes
  • Index