The Battle of Britain : the greatest air battle of World War II
Record details
- ISBN: 0393307344
- ISBN: 9780393307344
-
Physical Description:
print
xvii, 413 pages, [40] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Norton, 2005, ©1989.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Before the battle: No longer an Island -- Groundwork -- Bomber won't always get through -- Late spurt -- Bonus of time -- Surviving the storm -- Battle order -- Battle: British day one: 10 July 1940 -- Channel fight: 11 July -- 11 August -- Clearing the way: 12 August -- Eagle day -- and after: 13 -- 14 August -- Enter and exit Luftflotte 5: 15 August -- Assault continues: 16 August -- Respite and re-engagement: 17 -- 18 August -- Desperate days: 19 August -- 6 September -- Strategic turning-point -- New target: 7 September -- Ominous quiet!: 8 -- 14 September -- Odds were great; our margins small; the stakes infinite: 15 September -- Scent of victory: 16 -- 30 September -- Battle fades: October -- After the battle: Retrospect -- Scrambles -- Appendices: Chronology of the battle -- Basic statistics of fighter command and Luftwaffe aircraft -- Engaged in the Battle of Britain -- Higher command, summer 1940 -- Air defense higher formations, July -- September 1940 -- Operational chain of command in the Luftwaffe -- Equivalent commissioned ranks: RAF and Luftwaffe -- Fighter command order of battle, 8 August 1940 -- Luftwaffe order of battle against Britain, 13 August 1940 -- Anti-aircraft defenses: Number and location of heavy guns, 21 August 1940 -- Balloon defenses, 31 August 1940 -- Fighter command order of battle, 7 September 1940 -- 100 octane fuel. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirtland Community College Library | D 756.5 .B7 H68 2005 | 30775305521305 | General Collection | Available | - |