The Battle of Britain
Subtitle: the greatest air battle of World War II
By: Richard Hough and Denis Richards
Contributors: Richards, Denis.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 413
ISBN-13: 9780393307344
Copyright date: 1989
Subjects: Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
Notes: Includes index.
Bibliography: p. 388-394.
"First published as a Norton paperback 1990" - t.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: Carnage at noon; title: Part one : Before the battle.; title: No longer an island; title: Groundwork; title: The bomber won't always get through; title: Late spurt; title: Bonus of time; title: Surviving the storm; title: Battle order; title: Part two : The battle.; title: British day one : 10 July 1940; title: Channel fight : 11 July-11 August; title: Clearing the way : 12 August; title: Eagle day and after : 13-14 August; title: Enter and exit Luftflotte 5 : 15 August; title: The assault continues : 16 August; title: Respite and re-engagement : 17-18 August; title: Desperate days : 19 August-6 September; title: Strategic turning point; title: The new target : 7 September; title: 'Ominous quiet!' : 8-14 September; title: 'The odds were great; our margins small; the stakes infinite' : 15 September; title: The scent of victory : 16-30 September; title: The battle fades : October; title: Part three : After the battle.; title: Retrospect; title: Scrambles; title: Appendices.; title: Chronology of the battle; title: Basic statistics of Fighter Command and Luftwaffe aircraft engaged in the Battle of Britain; title: Higher Command, summer 1940; title: Air Defence Higher Formations, July-September 1940; title: Operational chain of command in the Luftwaffe; title: Equivalent commissioned ranks : RAF and Luftwaffe; title: Fighter Command order of battle, 8 August 1940; title: Luftwaffe order of battle against Britain, 13 August 1940; title: Anti-aircraft defences : number and location of heavy guns, 21 August 1940; title: The balloon defences, 31 August 1940; title: Fighter Command order of battle, 7 September 1940; title: 100 octane fuel