The Battle Of Britain Revisited
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Arguably, the most notable example of a successful air defence campaign was the Battle of Britain, which took place in the summer and autumn of 1940. Many books articles, and reminiscences have been published about the struggle and this study does not intend to give a detailed blow-by-blow account but rather to analyse the campaign and highlight those aspects which seem of particular importance to the outcome of the battle. It may be that some of these illuminate the eternal verities of warfare and are therefore as important today as they ever were.
Group Captain John H. Spencer
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The Battle Of Britain Revisited - Group Captain John H. Spencer
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THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN REVISITED
by
John H. Spencer Group Captain, RAF
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS 4
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH 5
CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTION 6
CHAPTER II — SETTING THE SCENE 7
Operation Sealion 7
Comparison of Forces 8
The Luftflotte 9
The Fighter Command System 9
Command and Control 9
Technology 10
The Balance 11
CHAPTER III — THE BATTLE 13
Outline of the Campaign 13
The German Side 14
The British Side 16
The Reckoning 19
CHAPTER IV — QUO VADIS 21
The Formulation of Strategy 21
Command and Control 21
Communications 22
Intelligence 22
Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) 22
Technology 22
Aircraft 23
Training 23
Battle of Britain – 1990 23
CHAPTER V — CONCLUSION 25
REQUEST FROM THE PUBLISHER 26
BIBLIOGRAPHY 27
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The importance of air defence in the context of NATO is clear. This study examination is made of a successful air defence campaign of the past to highlight those aspects which seem of particular relevance to the present day. The Battle of Britain is looked at from both the German and British sides and the causes of the victorious result for the defence are analysed. These factors are then related to the present, to point out both the strengths and weaknesses of current air defence systems.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Group Captain John H. Spencer has been employed in air defence duties for the majority of his service in the Royal Air Force. He has served on air defence fighter wings as junior pilot, weapons and tactics instructor, flight commander, squadron commander and finally, wing commander. He is a Commander of the British Empire and holds the Air