The Battle Of Britain

Posted on 07 November 2017 by Richard Overy

From the award winning author of The Dictators, Richard Overy s The Battle of Britain Myth and Reality is the best introduction available to a defining moment in British history The extraordinary struggle between British and German air forces in 1940 was one of the pivotal events of the Second World War How close did Britain really come to invasion during this time What were Hitler and Churchill s motives And what was the battle s real effect on the outcome of the war It is harder to imagine a sounder and succinct account of the Battle of Britain Max Hastings, Evening Standard No individual British victory after Trafalgar was decisive in challenging the course of a major war than the Battle of Britain the best historical analysis in readable form which has yet appeared on this prime subject Noble Frankland, The Times Literary Supplement The Battle of Britain is hard to beat Saul David, Sunday Telegraph Exemplary a compelling account Boyd Tonkin, Independent Succeeds brilliantly along the way a lot of myths bite the dust Time A captivating and brilliant analysis of the fragile circumstances of Britain s victory ObserverRichard Overy has spent much of his distinguished career studying the intellectual, social and military ideas that shaped the cataclysm of the Second World War, particularly in his books 1939 Countdown to War, Why the Allies Won, Russia s War and The Morbid Age Overy s The Dictators Hitler s Germany, Stalin s Russia won the Wolfson Prize for History and the Hessell Tiltman Prize. New Read eBook The Battle Of Britain by Richard Overy – kino-fada.fr The finest hour of the Spitfire gets the Marie Kondo treatment from a historian in the know By challenging all of our assumptions, he leaves us with a clear framework for further study As the title implies, there s a fair amount of de mythologizing in this slender volume, yet in turn there s also some re mythologizing through the winding turns of historiogra...A short but very interesting read This book has two major premises that are mostly in contradiction to the normal read of The Battle of Britain The first is that at no time were the British really outnumbered by the Germans in the air The second is that the outcome of the battle was never truly in question The first flies in the face of accepted understanding of the battle as well as most of the numbers that are presented when reading about it What Overy is pointing to isn t the fact that i A short but very interesting read This book has two major premises that are mostly in contradiction to the normal read of The Battle of Britain The first is that at no time were the British really outnumbered by the Germans in the air The second is that the outcome of...An excellent myth busting work my Richard Overy, who exposes many of the illusions that Britons seem to hold regarding the Battle of Britain Britain did not, for example, far fewer planes and pilots that Nazi Germany during the battle British output was actually double that of Germany throughout the Germans did not engage in mass bombings of British cities this came much later in the war it was only the inaccurate bombing of the day for which Britain was equally culpable which led to c An excellent myth busting work my Richard Overy, who exposes many of the illusions that Britons seem to hold regarding the Battle of Britain Britain did not, for example, far fewer planes and pilots that Nazi Germany during the battle British output was actually double that of Germany throughout the Germans did not engage in mass bombings of British cities this came much later in the war it was only the inaccurate bombing of the day for which Britain was equally culpable which led to civilian deaths in 1940 Churchill was not, not this early at least, the light in a time of darkness We shall win, but not because we deserve it not because of our intelligence Overy also sets about bringing to light some uncomfortable truths British High Command appears to have been worried by how an invasion in 1940 would have been met by the working class public, part of which had shownthan a little apathy to the thought of Nazi occupation.As well as digging out the usual sources in which Hitler bemoans...This short book provides some interesting snippets of information for the Battle of Britain enthusiast Having read this after some of thedetailed histories on the Battle of Britain most notably Battle of Britain by Patrick Bishop , the assessments of Luftwaffe strength, tactics, mistakes and the German war industry in Overy s work provided welcome insight to give acomprehensive understanding of the Battle of Britain However, from this work I did not garner any major adjustments This short book provides some interesting snippets of information for the Battle of Britain enthusiast Having read this after some of thedetailed histories on the Battle of Britain most notably Battle of Britain by Patrick Bishop ,...The author clearly had extensive knowledge of the Battle, but I found it difficult to follow as was constantly jumping around the timeline I would have appreciated the bookif it discussed events in a chronological order instead.Richard Overy author of The Air War, 1939 1945 and Why the Allies Won, among other things is, for my money, one of the sharpest and most insightful historians writing about the Second World War His books are clearly written, crisply argued, and firmly rooted in the evidenceabout as far from sensationalism as you can get.This slim volume on the Battle of Britain the attempt of the German Luftwaffe to achieve air superiority over southern England and thus the English Channel in the summe Richard Overy author of The Air War, 1939 1945 and Why the Allies Won, among other things is, for my money, one of the sharpest and most insightful historians writing about the Second World War His books are clearly written, crisply argued, and firmly rooted in the evidenceabout as far from sensationalism as you can get.This slim volume on the Battle of ...Richard Overy has produced another superb book here Not a right lot longer than I imagine the pamphlet it mentions at the end that was produced about the battle that was the first to coin the phrase The Battle of Britain this is a concise, considered and thoroughly enjoyable snapshot of a few months in late 1940 A few months that have gone a long way to defining the fighting spirit of us British.It does indeed strip away the myth and present the reality of what actually happened in that Richard Overy has produced another superb book here Not a right lot longer than I imagine the pamphlet it mentions at the end that was produced about the battle that was the first to coin the phrase The Battle of Britain this is a concise, considered and thoroughly enjoyable snapshot of a few months in late 1940 A few months that have gone a long way to defining the fighting spirit of us British.It does ...InThe Battle of Britain noted aviation historian Richard Overy has produced a concise and thorough narrative of the first attempt to stop Hitler and the expansion of German military operations during World War II Fought from June through October 1940, Overy details the battle from every perspective and provides excellent supporting quotations from high ranking leaders and common soldiers and citizens of both sides From British preparations and construction a network of coastal radar stations InThe Battle of Britain noted aviation historian Richard Overy has produced...Short, succinct overview of the Battle of Britain Divided into four sections that set the context for the air war, weight the respective organizations and strategic operational thinking of the Luftwaffe and the RAF, describe the progress of the main three months of the battle, then concludes with thoughts about the factors that led to victory he argues intel and balance of forces were the two main ones an...Excellent historical analysis of why Hitler was both hesitant to and ultimately unable to invade the British Isles Explodes a number of popular misunderstandings as to why this happened Although highly touted, the German war machine was underproducing fighters and bombers while losing them at a faster rate because of British resolve, the limited accuracy of the German bombing campaign, and the strategic efficiency of Britain s radar, air defense, and intelligence operations Good book I learn Excellent historical analysis of why Hitler was both hesitant to and ultimately unable to invade the British Isles Explodes a number of popular misunderstandings as to why this happened Although highly touted, the German wa...

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07 November 2017

Richard Overy