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Cover of: The Battle of Britain by Richard Overy, Richard Overy
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An edition of The Battle of Britain: the myth and the reality (2001)

The Battle of Britain

the myth and the reality

1st American ed.

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The Battle of Britain pitted the Royal Air Force against Hitler's Luftwaffe in the skies over England in 1940. It was immortalized in Churchill's words, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few," but it has since been debunked by revisionists as an inconclusive and even strategically flawed encounter for the British. In this assessment of the battle, author Overy restores the historical balance. He delivers shrewd judgments on the critical elements for both sides, from strategy to leadership, command organization, communications, and training to the technology of fighters, bombers, and radar. Overy shows that even if the popular myth overshoots the mark, the significance of the battle remains undiminished in the light of realistic judgments: it marked the end of Germany's string of victories, forestalled a German invasion, and kept Britain in the war.--From publisher description.

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W.W. Norton
Language
English
Pages
177

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Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940, Britain, Battle of, 1940, Britain, battle of, great britain, 1940, New York Times reviewed
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Cover of: The Battle of Britain
The Battle of Britain: the myth and the reality
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Table of Contents

The setting
The adversaries
The battle
A victory of sorts

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Originally published: The Battle. London : Penguin Books, c2000.

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Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
940.54/211
Library of Congress
D756.5.B7 O84 2001, D756.5.B7O84 2001

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Hardcover
Pagination
xiv, 177 p.
Number of pages
177
Dimensions
22 x x centimeters

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OL6796910M
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0393020088
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9780393020083
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00069249
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21094
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1193131

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