Dowding's Despatch - The Leader of the Few's 1941 Battle of Britain Narrative Examined and Explained

In this work, Andy Saunders takes a critical look at Dowding's despatch and analyses the facts and details contained in that impor-tant document. He also puts 'flesh on the bones' of the matters that the former commander-in-chief of RAF Fighter Command outlines.

About the author

Andy Saunders has been involved with historic aviation for over thirty years and is well known in the aircraft preservation and restoration field. His specialist area of interest is in the air war over Europe, 1939-1945. One of the co-founders of Tangmere aviation museum, and its first curator, Andy is also respected as a serious researcher and author and is a prolific contributor to the aviation press. He is passionate about flying and history, regularly traveling in search of historic aircraft and artifacts. He also acts as adviser or consultant to film and television companies. He is a former editor of Britain at War magazine and the current editor of Iron Cross.

Summary

In September 1946, the London Gazette published a despatch from Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh C T Dowding that was titled simply: The Battle of Britain. Written and submitted to the Air Ministry in 1941, this document became the very framework for the accepted Battle of Britain narrative which has been established across the following eighty years.

Product details

• Authors: Andy Saunders
• Publisher: Grub Street Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2021
• EAN: 9781911621959
• ISBN: 978-1-911621-95-9
• No. of pages: 192
• Dimensions: 247 mm x 179 mm x 29 mm
• Weight: 858 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Zweiter Weltkrieg - Periode (1939 bis 1945), HISTORY / Military / World War II, Moderne Kriegsführung, History - Military / War, HISTORY / Military / Aviation