The role of intelligence in the Battle of Britain
Ridley, Norman2021
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The Battle of Britain was fought between two airborne military elites and was a classic example of pure attack against pure defence. Though it was essentially a 'war of attrition', it was an engagement in which the gathering, assessment and reaction to intelligence played a significant role on both sides. In some respects, both the RAF and the Luftwaffe were hamstrung in their endeavours during the Battle of Britain by poor intelligence. The most egregious Luftwaffe blunder was its failure to appreciate the true nature of Fighter Command's operational systems and consequently it made fundamental strategic errors when evaluating its plans to degrade them. Here the author analyses the way in which both the British and German Intelligence services played a part in the Battle of Britain, thereby attempting to throw light on an aspect of the battle that has been hitherto underexposed to scrutiny.
Main title:
The role of intelligence in the Battle of Britain / Norman Ridley.
Author:
Ridley, Norman, author
Imprint:
Barnsley : Air World, 2021.
Collation:
224 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781399010382 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
940.54211940.542 RIDL
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2285076
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