Battle of Britain Day: 15 September, 1940 (Greenhill Military Paperback) Book

76 photos 10 maps 6 x 9 The only full-scale book on Battle of Britain Day Based on eye-witness testimony and official records The Battle of Britain had already been raging across the skies for two months when on 15 September 1940-commemorated each year since as 'Battle of Britain Day'-the Luftwaffe mounted two huge daylight raids on London. Alfred Price's definitive book is the only full-scale work on the events of this pivotal day. Aiming to establish air superiority Luftwaffe pilots flew 1260 sorties during the day. Faulty intelligence had led them to expect little resistance, and wave upon wave of British aircraft inflicted a grave blow on German morale. Both sides immediately overclaimed their successes that day, but what made it a decisive turning-point was the demonstration to the German High Command that they could not gain air superiority over the Channel. Without this, the German invasion of England became untenable. Dr Alfred Price has written many books on aviation subjects, including The Luftwaffe Data Book (1-85367-293-9), Battle over the Reich and One Day in a Long War.Read More