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The Battle of Britain was the decisive air campaign fought over Southern England in the summer and autumn of 1940. From July until October 1940 Fighter Command aircrews from over 16 nations fought and died repelling the Luftwaffe. Discover tales of courage, bravery and a host of fascinating, and little-known facts about the combatants, leaders and strategies of both sides. Find out about propaganda employed by both sides to try and influence the battle, the Dowding system relaying information to the pilots in their fighters and the classic 1969 film starring Sir Laurence Oliver. The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal measure.
Contents
Introduction 7
Part One: Preparations for Battle 10
Who Named the 'Battle of Britain'? 10
Operation Sea Lion 12
Germany's Secret Air Force 15
The Four Groups of 'The Few' 19
The Major Players: Sir Hugh Dowding 23
Radio Detection Finding (RDF) 25
The Major Players: Air Vice Marshell Sir Keith Park 27
The Major Players:Reichsmarschall Hermann Wilhelm Goering 29
The Starts of the Skies: The Supermarine Spitfire 33
The Unsung Story of Hazel Hill 36
The Shadow Factory Plan 38
Buried Treasure? 41
Part Two: The Early Skirmishes 44
The Kanalkampf 44
The Stars of the Skies: The Messerschmitt Bf 109 48
The Stars of the Skies: The Hawker Hurricane 52
Protecting Convoy Peewit 56
Operation Eagle Attack 58
Aldertag: 13 August 1940 61
Part Three: The Battle Intensifies 66
'Black Thursday': 15 August 1940 64
The Stars of the Skies: The Junkers Ju 88 66
The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF) 69
The 'Atta Girls' 71
'Miss Shilling's Orifice' 74
'The Hardest Day': Sunday 18 August 1940 78
Top Guns and Flying Aces: Peterson Clarence Hughes 81
Top Guns and Flying Aces: Heinrich Bar 86
Top Guns and Glying Aces: Werner Moelders 88
The 303 Squadron 91
Top Guns and Flying Aces: Adolf Galland 94
The Big Wing Controversy 99
The Nerve Centre of the No.11 Group 102
Cotton's Club 104
Part Four: Rage in the Skies 106
Goering Hits the Sector Stations 106
Revenge Attacks 107
The Blitz Begins: 7 September 110
The Battle of Britain Movie (1969) 114
Top Guns and Flying Aces: Adolf 'Sailor' Malan 116
Top Guns and Flying Aces: Douglas Bader 121
Battle of Britain Day: 15 September 1940 126
Conclusion 129 The Legacy of the Battle of Britain 131
Index 134
Acknowledgements 144+AS5
