Battle for Britain
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Product details
- ISBN 9781612518343
- Weight: 560g
- Dimensions: 159 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 02 Jul 2015
- Publisher: Naval Institute Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The Battle for Britain is a provocative reinterpretation of both British air and naval power from 1909 to 1940. Anthony Cumming challenges the view that the Battle of Britain was a decisive victory won solely by the Royal Air Force through independent airpower operations. By re-evaluating the early stage of the Mediterranean conflict and giving special emphasis to naval battles such as Calabria and Taranto, Cumming argues that the Royal Navy played an equally important role in defeating Hitler's early advances, buying critical time until the Americans could make a decisive contribution. His argument holds that the RAF's role as an independent arm has been exaggerated and that contemporary strategists can learn from investing too much confidence in independent airpower.
Anthony J. Cumming, after a career in the British civil service, earned his Ph.D. in history at the University of Plymouth in 2006, UK. That year, he also won the University of London’s Julian Corbett Prize for Research in Modern Naval History. He lives in Devon, UK with his wife and pet greyhound.
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