Author: Alfred PricePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
The Hardest Day
Author: Alfred PriceBattle of Britain
Author: Alfred PricePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
En detaljeret, velskrevet gennemgang af luftkampene den 18. august 1940, hvor tabene på 24 timer blev 100 tyske og 136 engelske fly.
The Hardest Day, 18 August 1940
Author: Alfred PricePublisher: Charles Scribner's Sons
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
On Sunday, 18 August 1940, the Luftwaffe launched three major air assaults against targets in southern England. In the course of these and numerous smaller actions, 100 German and 136 British aircraft were destroyed or damaged in the air or on the ground. On no other day during the battle of Britain would either side suffer a greater number of aircraft put out of action. This book describes the events of that 24-hour period. - Introduction.
The Hardest Day
Author: Alfred PricePublisher: Haynes Publishing UK
ISBN: 9781844258208
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is the story of one single day in the Battle of Britain. Sunday 18 August 1940 saw the Luftwaffe launch three major air assaults on Britain and the events of that day changed the destiny of the war. Alfred Price gives a compelling minute-by-minute account of that hardest day as experienced by those involved – RAF and Luftwaffe aircrew, behind-the-scenes planners and strategists, and members of the public above whose towns and villages the battle was waged. The author’s exhaustive research was indeed timely because many of those he interviewed during the 1970s are no longer alive.
Battle of Britain: the hardest day, 18th August 1940, Alfred Price
Author: Alfred PriceAttack Alarm
Author: Hammond InnesPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448156920
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Summer, 1940. The skies above Britain are criss-crossed with the white scars of dog-fights as fighter pilots clash with the merciless German Luftwaffe. But one air defence gunner suspects the greatest threat to his country's safety might not come from the air, but from a secret plot now unfolding around him on the ground. Can he convince anyone to listen to his fears? Will they hear him in time?
The Hardest Day: Britain's Last Stand in the Second World War
Author: History UnleashedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Free history bonus inside! August 18th, 1940 was a day of ferocious fighting in the Battle of Britain, and it helped define the course of World War II. More commonly known as The Hardest Day, this was a day when the German Luftwaffe made an all-out attempt to destroy the RAF. Over the course of the day, the Nazis attacked Kenley, Biggin Hill, Hornchurch, North Weald, Tangmere, and other locations. All these sites varied in importance. In the majority of cases, little critical damage was done to these sites, and they continued to be operational after the attacks. A combination of bad weather and stiff RAF resistance ensured that the Luftwaffe failed in these bombing raids. In fact, the last attacks in the evening of the 18th were aborted because of bad weather, and German planes turned back for home before any bomb was dropped. The Hardest Day was a success for the RAF High Command, but victory took a heavy toll. After numerous costly air battles, both sides lost more aircraft combined on this day than at any other point during the Battle of Britain. In the air, the British downed twice as many German planes as they lost, but many British planes were also destroyed on the ground. German failure can also be attributed to hubris and poor intelligence. Their reconnaissance planes brought photographs that rarely revealed much about key targets, and the Nazis greatly overestimated the power of the Luftwaffe, which was due in no small part to Nazi propaganda from before the war even started. The British, on the other hand, had been preparing for an air battle for a number of years, and they utilized a sophisticated network of radar stations, which helped give their pilots an advantage. This was Hugh Dowding's famous Chain Home system, and the Germans never fully grasped its importance. In addition, the Spitfires and Hurricanes of the British were manned by pilots from all over the world, and their skill and courage was another important factor. Overall, failure was significant for Hitler. It was his first reversal in World War II, and the failure of his attacks on The Hardest Day meant he had to cancel Operation Sea Lion, which was his poorly devised plan for the invasion of Britain. Hitler had hoped to quickly neutralize the British threat so he could focus on invading Russia. Britain's success, though, was a sign that the Nazis could be defeated, and it helped convince the Americans to enter the war. Thus, The Hardest Day was a steppingstone toward ultimate Allied victory and the defeat of Hitler's evil Third Reich.
To Defeat the Few
Author: Douglas C. DildyPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 147283917X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Over the past 80 years, histories of the Battle of Britain have consistently portrayed the feats of 'The Few' (as they were immortalized in Churchill's famous speech) as being responsible for the RAF's victory in the epic battle. However, this is only part of the story. The results of an air campaign cannot be measured in terms of territory captured, cities occupied or armies defeated, routed or annihilated. Successful air campaigns are those that achieve their intended aims or stated objectives. Victory in the Battle of Britain was determined by whether the Luftwaffe achieved its objectives. The Luftwaffe, of course, did not, and this detailed and rigorous study explains why. Analysing the battle in its entirety in the context of what it was – history's first independent offensive counter-air campaign against the world's first integrated air defence system – Douglas C. Dildy and Paul F. Crickmore set out to re-examine this remarkable conflict. Presenting the events of the Battle of Britain in the context of the Luftwaffe's campaign and RAF Fighter Command's battles against it, this title is a new and innovative history of the battle that kept alive the Allies' chances of defeating Nazi Germany.
How Churchill Waged War
Author: Allen PackwoodPublisher: Grub Street Publishers
ISBN: 1473893917
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 374
Book Description
An analytical investigation into Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s decision-making process during every stage of World War II. When Winston Churchill accepted the position of Prime Minister in May 1940, he insisted in also becoming Minister of Defence. This, though, meant that he alone would be responsible for the success or failure of Britain’s war effort. It also meant that he would be faced with many monumental challenges and utterly crucial decisions upon which the fate of Britain and the free world rested. With the limited resources available to the UK, Churchill had to pinpoint where his country’s priorities lay. He had to respond to the collapse of France, decide if Britain should adopt a defensive or offensive strategy, choose if Egypt and the war in North Africa should take precedence over Singapore and the UK’s empire in the East, determine how much support to give the Soviet Union, and how much power to give the United States in controlling the direction of the war. In this insightful investigation into Churchill’s conduct during the Second World War, Allen Packwood, BA, MPhil (Cantab), FRHistS, the Director of the Churchill Archives Centre, enables the reader to share the agonies and uncertainties faced by Churchill at each crucial stage of the war. How Churchill responded to each challenge is analyzed in great detail and the conclusions Packwood draws are as uncompromising as those made by Britain’s wartime leader as he negotiated his country through its darkest days.
Bloody Paralyser
Author: Rob LanghamPublisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War tells the story of the largest British bombers of the First World War and the men who flew them. In 1915, the biggest plane ever seen in Britain took flight for the first time a twin-engine monster with a 100- foot wingspan, designed to be a Bloody Paralyser to the Germans. Operating mainly at night, the Handley Page bombers attacked Germany and Germanoccupied towns and cities, disrupting the enemy s industry and transport and targeting U-boats that were causing heavy losses to merchant shipping. The men that flew in the Bloody Paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in the Second World War, and now their story is told in their own words.