Battle of Britain by Bergström, Christer -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Title Page Copyright 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 1: The Luftwaffe versus the Royal Air Force

Operation ‘Seelöwe’ Relations of strength The organisation The methods The airmen The commanders

Chapter 2: The aircraft

Spitfire versus Messerschmitt 109 Zerstörer, 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: ‘Eagle Day’

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 1940 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 The offensive against the British aircraft industry 27–30 September: Catastrophe for the Luftwaffe

Chapter 9: The time of the fighter aces

Fighter-bombers The great fighter combats Retaliation Fatigue ‘It seems as if our leaders no longer know what they want’ The end

Chapter 10: The victors and the defeated

The men and women of the battle

Appendix 1: Luftwaffe order of battle on 13 August 1940 Appendix 2: RAF Fighter Command on 1 August 1940 Appendix 3: The highest military awards during the Battle of Britain Sources Notes Maps Overview Air Defence of the British Isles The battle area

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