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With Wings Like Eagles

a History of the Battle of Britain
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Dec 10, 2015bibliotechnocrat rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
"Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few," Winston Churchill. This quick read delivers the various components that went into the winning of the Battle of Britain, where only 3,000 airmen saved the day and turned back the Nazi onslaught. Korda covers the politics, the context and the personalities that made this win possible. He focuses largely on Air Officer Commander Hugh Dowding, whose difficult nature lead to his dismissal despite his obvious successes and foresight. This book is a great companion piece to the Churchill The Second World War series (particularly book 2) providing, as it does, an alternate point of view to the great man's assertions.