The Battle of Britain: A Study in Command and Control (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781511735025)

The Battle of Britain is thought to be the greatest air battle in history. This battle began on 10 July 1940 and ended on 31 October 1940. It followed the German Blitzkrieg of the Low Countries and France and the ignoble British retreat throughDunkirk. During the previous months the German Luftwaffe had triumphed over the air forces of Poland, Norway, Holland, Belgium and France and had destroyed all but 66 of the 260 BritishHurricanes sent to support the British Army in France. The German victories gave rise to beliefs of invincibility which were replaced by feelings of frustration and failure as the Battle of Britain progressed. Arguably the lack of a coherent plan for the German invasion of Britain, Operation Sealion, and the heroics of the British pilots and ground crews influenced the outcome of the Battle of Britain. However, it is the contention of thisstudy that the Command and Control systems of the British coupled with the technology that made those systems possible were responsiblefor the British victory. The individual systems, RADAR, radio, Identification Friend or Foe (IFF), direction finding and intelligence, and how they were integrated into the command and control structure are discussed.

Author: U. S. Army War College
ISBN-10: 1511735023
ISBN-13: 9781511735025
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 04/15/2015
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.22lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.07d