Battle of Britain 1940 - The Luftwaffe's 'Eagle Attack'

In August 1940, the Luftwaffe began an operation to destroy or neutralize RAF Fighter Command, and enable Hitler to invade Britain that autumn. It was a new type of air warfare: the first ever offensive counter-air campaign against an integrated air defence system. Powerful, combat-proven and previously all-conquering, the German air force had the means to win the Battle of Britain. Yet it did not.This book is an original, rigorous campaign study of the Luftwaffe''s Operation erangriff , researched in Germany''s World War II archives and using the most accurate data available. Doug Dildy explains the capabilities of both sides, sets the campaign in context, and argues persuasively that it was the Luftwaffe''s own mistakes and failures that led to its defeat, and kept alive the Allies'' chance to ultimately defeat Nazi Germany.>

Product details

• Authors: Doug Dildy, Douglas C Dildy, Douglas C. Dildy
• Assisted by: Graham Turner (Illustration), Graham (Illustrator) Turner (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.02.2018
• EAN: 9781472820570
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-2057-0
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Air Campaign; Air Campaign
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, military history, HISTORY / Military / Aviation, Air forces & warfare, United Kingdom, Great Britain, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Battles and campaigns