The Battle of Britain : Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940 (Paperback)

from ikeman100

Very thorough history of the "Battle of Britain" and the events leading up to it. A bit long and dry but full of really good info on the air power of both sides of the conflict.

from GeoffHabiger

If you think about the Battle of Britain most people may recall the air battle fought between the RAF and the Luftwaffe during the summer of 1940. I usually think of the classic war film from 1969, which has some wonderful shots of the air battle. What I love about James Holland's book is that he...

from jerry-book

More detailed study than others. This may be the definitive study. This book points out what I had not considered that Churchill almost blundered severely by committing too many airplanes to a doomed France. Also it shows what a bad manager Goreing was and his reliance on the wrong airplanes and ...

from arefdyer

A good account and excellent use of primary source material, which was included in the text, making a very human side to the story. Little in the way of chronology and this made the sequence of events hard to follow at times and at others, I found the maps incomplete. These two quibbles are why I...

from aadyer

Excellent so far apart from some of the maps are incomplete and sometimes it can be difficult to pinpoint specific units. Nice use of primary evidence in the narrative, adds authenticity and also a feel of desparation in what were desparate times...Main criticisms from me would include that altho...