Dogfight : the Battle of Britain /
This book tells the story of Australians and New Zealanders in one of the Second World War's defining and most memorable campaigns. From 9 July until 31 October 1940, the German air force (the Luftwaffe) sought aerial supremacy in skies over England as a prerequisite for an invasion of Britain...
Основен автор: | Classen, Adam, (Author) |
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Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English |
Публикувано: |
Barnsley :
Pen & Sword Aviation,
2013.
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Серия: |
Anzac battles series.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=678451 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Dogfight |
Съдържание:
- ANZAC BATTLES SERIES; Title Page; Dedication; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; RAF RANKS; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER 1
- Beginnings; The Dream; Opportunity; Journey; Training; CHAPTER 2
- The Prelude; Aircraft; France Falls; Tactics; Gunnery; CHAPTER 3
- Channel Battles; Keith Park; Battle Begins; First Losses; Slaughter of the Innocents; Killing; CHAPTER 4
- Life and Death; Death and Grief; Blowing off Steam; Accidents; Ground Crews; Kanalkampf Endgame; CHAPTER 5
- Eagle Attack; Dowding System; Battle Joined; Adlertag; Assessment; Northern Attack; CHAPTER 6
- Shot Down.
- Anzac POWClosing the Greatest Day; Caterpillar Club; Gratitude; CHAPTER 7
- Sector Airfields; Changing Targets; Defiant Redux; Big Wings; Toe-to-Toe; Close Calls; Head-on Attacks; CHAPTER 8
- Hard Pressed; Inserting Newcomers; Fatigue and Fear; Australian Ace; Girlfriends and Wives; CHAPTER 9
- London Burning; Target London; The Blitz and Night Fighting; Fire; Guinea Pigs; Battle of Britain Day; CHAPTER 10
- Last Gasps; Defending the Aviation Industries; Messerschmitt Month; Big Wings Clipped; Last Days; CHAPTER 11
- Conclusions; Anzacs; Keith Park: The Defender of London; Tally Sheets.
- Antipodean AirmenThe Aces; Losses and Injuries; Beyond the Battle; APPENDIX
- New Zealand and Australian Airmen in the Battle of Britain; NOTES; INDEX.