Douglas C. Dildy, Paul F. Crickmore

To Defeat the Few (eBook, ePUB)

The Luftwaffe's campaign to destroy RAF Fighter Command, August-September 1940

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This history, based on an exhaustive study of German records, explores The Battle of Britain through the eyes of the Luftwaffe.

Over the past 80 years, histories of the Battle of Britain have consistently portrayed the feats of 'The Few' (as they were immortalized in Churchill's famous speech) as being responsible for the RAF's victory in the epic battle. However, this is only part of the story.

The results of an air campaign cannot be measured in terms of territory captured, cities occupied or armies defeated, routed or annihilated. Successful air campaigns are those that achieve their intended aims or stated objectives. Victory in the Battle of Britain was determined by whether the Luftwaffe achieved its objectives.

The Luftwaffe, of course, did not, and this detailed and rigorous study explains why. Analysing the battle in its entirety in the context of what it was - history's first independent offensive counter-air campaign against the world's first integrated air defence system - Douglas C. Dildy and Paul F. Crickmore set out to re-examine this remarkable conflict.

Presenting the events of the Battle of Britain in the context of the Luftwaffe's campaign and RAF Fighter Command's battles against it, this title is a new and innovative history of the battle that kept alive the Allies' chances of defeating Nazi Germany.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472839176
• Artikelnr.: 59443056

Autorenporträt

Douglas C. Dildy is a retired US Air Force colonel who retired with approximately 3,200 hours of fast jet time. As commander of the 32d Fighter Squadron, he enforced the No-Fly-Zone over Iraq, making him an expert on F-15 employment. He is a USAF Academy graduate with a Masters Degree in Political Science and has authored numerous books, including To Defeat the Few for Osprey. He contributes regularly to the modelling magazine Small Air Forces Observer and lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Paul E. Eden Prologue 1. Westfeldzug: Why the Battle of Britain
occurred 2. Fall Gelb: Prologue to the Battle of Britain 3. Dunkirk:
Triumph without victory 4. 'Was nun?': Hitler's strategic options, July
1940 5. The Luftwaffe's Capabilities: Germany's only real means to defeat
Great Britain 6. The Luftwaffe's Opponent: RAF Fighter Command 7.
Kanalkampf (Channel Battle): The Luftwaffe's maritime air campaign 8.
Seelöwe (Sea Lion): Hitler's plan to invade Britain 9. Adlerangriff Stage
1: 12-16 August 1940 10. Adlerangriff Stage 2: 17-19 August 1940 11.
Adlerangriff Stage 3: 24 August to 6 September 1940 12. Adlerangriff Stage
4: 7-17 September 1940 13. Defeat Dies Slowly: 17 September through 31
October 1940 14. Analysis: Assessing the Battle of Britain from the
Luftwaffe's perspective Appendices Glossary Bibliography Endnotes Index