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The Battle of Britain : five months that changed history, May-October 1940 / James Holland.

By: Holland, James, 1970-Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2011. Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: 677 p., [32] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cmISBN: 9780312675004 (hc.); 0312675003 (hc.)Subject(s): Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 | Great Britain. Royal Air Force -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, British | World War, 1939-1945 -- Great BritainDDC classification: 940.54/211 LOC classification: D 756.5 .B7 | H66 2011
Contents:
Miracles. First flight ; The eve of battle ; The go-for-broke gamble ; Hook, line and sinker ; The first clash in the air ; Breakthrough ; Inside the Third Reich ; A battle against time ; The battle is lost ; Emergency measure ; Learning the lessons ; What to do for the best ; New appointments ; Decisions ; Fighter command enters the gray ; Crisis ; black Monday ; Dunkirk : the beginning ; Dunkirk : in the balance ; Dunkirk : the middle ; Dunkirk : the end -- Respite. What next? ; The end in France ; Hitler's dilemma ; All alone ; Getting ready ; Trouble at sea : part 1 ; Bringing it all together ; Trouble at sea : part 2 ; Crooked leg -- Kanalkampf. First combat ; Peace offering ; The besieged ; Hotting up ; Bombs on Germany, Bomben auf England -- Battle over Britain. The wall of England ; Adlertag ; The biggest air battle ; The hardest day ; Bombs on Berlin ; Tactics and technicalities ; Breaking point ; Black Saturday ; Summer madness ; The crux ; Wolfpack ; Exhaustion ; Last flight.
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"First published in Great Britain by Bantam Press"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [615]-651) and index.

Miracles. First flight ; The eve of battle ; The go-for-broke gamble ; Hook, line and sinker ; The first clash in the air ; Breakthrough ; Inside the Third Reich ; A battle against time ; The battle is lost ; Emergency measure ; Learning the lessons ; What to do for the best ; New appointments ; Decisions ; Fighter command enters the gray ; Crisis ; black Monday ; Dunkirk : the beginning ; Dunkirk : in the balance ; Dunkirk : the middle ; Dunkirk : the end -- Respite. What next? ; The end in France ; Hitler's dilemma ; All alone ; Getting ready ; Trouble at sea : part 1 ; Bringing it all together ; Trouble at sea : part 2 ; Crooked leg -- Kanalkampf. First combat ; Peace offering ; The besieged ; Hotting up ; Bombs on Germany, Bomben auf England -- Battle over Britain. The wall of England ; Adlertag ; The biggest air battle ; The hardest day ; Bombs on Berlin ; Tactics and technicalities ; Breaking point ; Black Saturday ; Summer madness ; The crux ; Wolfpack ; Exhaustion ; Last flight.

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