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"If ever any one man won the Battle of Britain, he did. I don't believe it is realized how much that one man, with his leadership, his calm judgement and his skill, did to save not only this country, but the world." So wrote Marshal of the RAF Lord Tedder of Keith Park in 1947.
As commander of No. 11 Group, RAF Fighter Command responsible for the air defense of London and southeast England, Park took charge of the day-to-day direction of the battle....
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The acclaimed author of Dowding of Fighter Command details the life of one of the great strategic minds of the Royal Air Force.
Born in India into a family of soldiers and diplomats, John Slessor made the first aerial attack on a Zeppelin. He went on to serve in the Middle East over the Western Front in World War I, and postwar on the North-West Frontier in India.
In the inter-war years, under the influence of Sir Hugh Trenchard, he became...
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An extensive biography of the life and distinguished military career of the Scottish air chief marshal.
Making full use of archival sources, studies by other scholars, and information provided by family members, Vincent Orange has completed the first biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding to cover his entire life.
Soldier, pilot, wireless pioneer, squadron commander, spiritualist, champion skier, "Stuffy" Dowding is perhaps best known...
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The author of Dowding of Fighter Command examines the relationships Churchill had with the airmen of the RAF.
Winston Churchill probably had more impact on 20th-century British military history than any other person, especially during World War II. Yet of the many volumes since that war that deal with his relationships with generals and admirals, most surprisingly, there seems not to be a single book devoted to Churchill as a would-be pilot, and,...
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