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To defeat the few : the Luftwaffe's campaign to destroy RAF fighter command, August-September 1940 / Douglas C. Dildy and Paul F. Crickmore.
Van Pelt Library D756.5.B7 D55 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Dildy, Doug, author.
- Crickmore, Paul, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Luftwaffe.
- Germany.
- Great Britain. Royal Air Force. Fighter Command.
- Great Britain.
- Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
- World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, German.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Military operations, Aerial--German.
- Physical Description:
- 384 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Osprey Publishing, 2020.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: ch. I Westfeldzug: Why the Battle of Britain occurred
- ch. II Fall Gelb: Prologue to the Battle of Britain
- ch. III Dunkirk: Triumph without victory
- ch. IV `Was nun?': Hitler's strategic options, July 1940
- ch. V The Luftwaffe's Capabilities: Germany's only real means to defeat Great Britain
- ch. VI The Luftwaffe's Opponent: RAF Fighter Command
- ch. VII Kanalkampf(Channel Battle):The Luftwaffe's maritime air campaign
- ch. VIII Seelowe (Sealion): Hitler's plan to invade Britain
- ch. IX Adlerangriff Stage 1: 12-16 August 1940
- ch. X Adlerangriff Stage 2: 17-19 August 1940
- ch. XI Adlerangriff Stage 3: 24 August to 6 September 1940
- ch. XII Adlerangriff Stage 4: 7-17 September 1940
- ch. XIII Defeat Dies Slowly: 17 September through 31 October 1940
- ch. XIV Analysis: Assessing the Battle of Britain from the Luftwaffe's perspective.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781472839183
- 1472839188
- OCLC:
- 1144804397
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