This book has now gone through several editions, and was recently re-issued with a slightly different title. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is a very short history of the Battle of Britain of 1940-41 and in just a few pages, Overy manages to demolish a number of long standing myths about the period. Among these are the idea that the British or Germans at that time were deliberately engaged in terror-bombings of each other’s cities. Or that either the RAF or the Luftwaffe was significantly “better” than the other; both air forces had cutting-edge aircraft and outstanding pilots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He attributes Britain’s “victory” (he’s not convinced it can be called that) to something rarely discussed: Britain was far better at producing large numbers of Spitfires and other aircraft, while the Germans (despite their having conquered most of Europe) struggled to meet their production targets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A good introduction to the subject, but not without controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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