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ISBN 13 : 9780905270364
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Kent Airfields in the Battle of Britain written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kent Aviation Historical Res. Soc. Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780785563822
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (638 download)
Download or read book Kent Airfields in the Battle of Britain written by Kent Aviation Historical Res. Soc. Staff and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robin J. Brooks
Publisher : British Airfields of World War
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book Kent Airfields in the Second World War written by Robin J. Brooks and published by British Airfields of World War. This book was released on 1998 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full account of the part played by Kent's airfields during the Second World War. The history of each airfield is described with the aircraft based at them and the main operations flown. The effects of the war on the daily lives of civilians, and the constant dangers from raids and night bombing are also detailed. Fully illustrated.
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ISBN 13 : 9780948193248
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (932 download)
Download or read book Kent Airfields in the Battle of Britain written by and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Derek Wood
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473819512
Total Pages : 754 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The Narrow Margin written by Derek Wood and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2010-06-02 with total page 754 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “For vividness and a sense of the overall flow of the battle . . . The Narrow Margin is excellent for the British side.”—Air & Space Magazine 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. The authors are military aviation experts and The Narrow Margin has been published in translation in France and around the world. They also wrote A Summer for Heroes and Jane’s World Aircraft Recognition Handbook. “This book became the most used reference work on the Battle of Britain and formed the basis for the major feature film on the Battle . . . this entertaining book was soon accepted as the definitive title on its subject.”—Aeroplane “Most enlightening and useful . . . Unreservedly recommended.”—Military Aircraft Monthly
Author : Anthony J. Moor
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 144562494X
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (456 download)
Download or read book Detling Airfield written by Anthony J. Moor and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2011-06-15 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of the Kentish airfield that was a station of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in World War I and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in World War II.
Author : Bob Ogley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781872337494
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (374 download)
Download or read book Kent at War written by Bob Ogley and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This illustrated history of World War II relives the drama, heroism and horrors as they unfolded in Kent - a county in which many people were nearer to occupied Europe than they were to their own capital city. All the major events are covered - mobilization, evacuation, the phoney war, Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, the fighter sweeps from Kent airfields, D-Day, the flying bombs and rockets, and VE Day in May 1945.
Author : T.C.G. James
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135273987
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (352 download)
Download or read book The Battle of Britain written by T.C.G. James and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-13 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second volume of the classified history of air defence in Great Britain. Written while World War II was still being fought, the account has an analysis of the defensive tactics of Fighter Command, and attempts a day-by-day analysis of the action as it took place.
Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1844159000
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (441 download)
Download or read book Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force written by Peter Jacobs and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2009-10-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the Aviation Heritage Trail series, the airfields and interest in this book are concentrated in a particular area - in this case Kent, Surrey, East Sussex, Essex and Greater London. The South east of England emerged from six years of war with a rich diversity of RAF bomber and fighter airfields used by the 2nd Tactical Air Force, both before and after the D-Day landings. Much of this proud legacy is now threatening to disappear. However, the tourist can combine visits to an abundance of disused and active airfields, country houses and museums with countless attractions, imaginative locations and broadland and coastal hideaways that have no equal. The airfields and other places of interest include Northolt, Manston, Sculthorp, Dunsfold, Swanton Morley, Hunsdon, Gravesend, Detling, Biggin Hill, Kenley, Redhill, Gatwick, Heston, Hornchurch, Chailey, Coolham, Horne, West Malling and Newchurch. This book looks at the history and personalities associated with each base, what remains today and explores the favourite local wartime haunts where aircrew and ground crew would have sought well-deserved entertainment and relaxation. Other museums and places that are relevant will also be described and general directions on how to get them included.
Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : Aviation Heritage Trail
ISBN 13 : 9781844151646
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain written by Peter Jacobs and published by Aviation Heritage Trail. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt. The most famous of 'The Few' saw action in this vital airspace over southern England, London and the Home Counties. The book will give an overview of the Battle and then go on to describe the part played by the squadrons and pilots from each base between the dangerous period between 10 July and 31 October 1940. It will include a map of each airfield as it was then and a guide to what remains and places of significance nearby that can be visited today.
Author : Richard Hough
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393307344
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Download or read book The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II written by Richard Hough and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005-12-17 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A definitive account of the three-month air battle in 1940 between the Royal Air Force and the Luftwaffe. The victory of the Battle of Britain ranks with Marathon and the Marne as a decisive point in history. At the end of June 1940, having overrun much of Western Europe, the Nazi war leaders knew that they had to defeat the Royal Air Force Fighter Command before they could invade the British mainland. With a finely-struck balance of historical background and dramatic renderings of RAF and Luftwaffe engagements over the English countryside, Hough and Richards offer a history that is at once deep and wide-ranging. They offer insight into how the British laid the groundwork for victory through aircraft research and production, the development and implementation of command and control structures, and research into new technologies, the most important of which was radar. Hough and Richards also utilize first-person accounts of the battle whenever possible, rendering the battle scenes with cinematic intensity. A compelling introduction to one of the most important battles of World War II, The Battle of Britain pays tribute to the men about whom Winston Churchill would remark, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."
Author : John Frayn Turner
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783034076
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (83 download)
Download or read book The Battle of Britain written by John Frayn Turner and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of Britain was one of the crucial conflicts in the history of civilisation. It started officially on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. Hitlers plans for the invasion of England were thwarted by two types of fighter aircraft, the Spitfire and Hurricane, and a relative handful of young pilots, The Few.This fine book tells the momentous story of this unequal struggle, from the key events leading up to it, by graphic day-by-day accounts recording the action and commentary on the strategy. The authors personal knowledge of key figures means that there are many thrilling first-hand accounts by the aces, such as Peter Townsend, Bob Standford Tuck, Douglas Bader, Richard Hillary, Sailor Malan and other great men.This well-rounded book covers the contributions of Fighter Commands three Groups (10, 11 and 12) as well as the key roles played by RAF and WAAF groundstaff without whose tireless efforts the Battle would have been lost. A superb book which is unlikely to be bettered in its class.
Author : Great Britain. Air Ministry
Publisher : [Saskatoon?] : Queen's Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Battle of Britain written by Great Britain. Air Ministry and published by [Saskatoon?] : Queen's Canadian Fund for Air Raid Victims. This book was released on 1941 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Derek Wood
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 556 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Narrow Margin: the Battle of Britain and the Rise of Air Power, 1930-1940 written by Derek Wood and published by . This book was released on 1967 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beretter med mange fotos om optakten til og gennemførelsen af "Slaget om England".
Author : Peter Jacobs
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1783460318
Total Pages : 275 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain: Airfields of 11 Group written by Peter Jacobs and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2005-11-19 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Air Force's 11 Group played a leading role in the Battle of Britain. It included the airfields at Tangmere, Westhampnett, Kenley, Croydon, Biggin Hill, West Malling, Horchurch, Hawkinge, Gravesend, Manston, Rochford, North Weald, Martlesham Heath, Stapleford Tawney, Debden and Northolt. The most famous of 'The Few' saw action in this vital airspace over southern England, London and the Home Counties. The book will give an overview of the Battle and then go on to describe the part played by the squadrons and pilots from each base between the dangerous period between 10 July and 31 October 1940. It will include a map of each airfield as it was then and a guide to what remains and places of significance nearby that can be visited today.
Author : Dilip Sarkar
Publisher : Air World
ISBN 13 : 1399057987
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (99 download)
Download or read book Battle of Britain Airfields Under Attack written by Dilip Sarkar and published by Air World. This book was released on 2024-10-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this unprecedented series exploring the big story of the Battle of Britain, renowned historian Dilip Sarkar investigates the wider context and intimate details of the epic aerial conflict in the summer of 1940 from all sides. In so doing, he gives due acknowledgement to the roles of Bomber and Coastal Commands in addition to the fabled Few of Fighter Command. This unique narrative draws upon a lifetime of research, the author having enjoyed a long relationship with survivors and the relatives of casualties; his innumerable interviews and first-hand accounts collated, in addition to privileged access to personal papers, providing essential human interest to this inspirational story. In this the fourth volume, Battle of Britain: Airfields Under Attack, Dilip continues to examine the fighting on a day-by-day, combat-by-combat basis from 19 August until 6 September 1940. It is a period in which we saw the Luftwaffe’s bombing of the all-important 11 Group airfields intensify, culminating in ‘The Hardest Day’ of 18 August 1940, which saw both sides lose more aircraft than any other day throughout the whole Battle of Britain. The tensions and problems between Fighter Command’s 11 and 12 Groups also intensified. It was a situation that eventually led to Squadron Leader Douglas Bader criticising Fighter Command tactics, proposing the use of ‘Big Wings’, contrary to the System of Air defense and strategy involved, gaining the support of his 12 Group commander, Air Vice-Marshal Leigh-Mallory. Given its later significance, this is investigated in depth. Through diligent research, combined with crucial official primary sources and personal papers, Dilip unravels many myths, often challenging the accepted narrative. This is not simply another dull record of combat losses and claims – far from it. Drawing upon unique first-hand accounts from a wide-range of combatants and eyewitnesses, along with Daily Home Intelligence Reports and numerous other primary sources, this book forms part of what is likely to be the first and last such comprehensively woven account of this epic air battle.
Author : Richard Townshend, Bickers
Publisher : Batsford Books
ISBN 13 : 1849943168
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (499 download)
Download or read book The Battle of Britain written by Richard Townshend, Bickers and published by Batsford Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
