Which books or websites about the Battle of Britain do you would recommend?
Website links
- RAF Museum Battle of Britain Beacon
- RAF Museum: Battle of Britain Hall
- The Royal Air Force
- Battle of Britain Historical Society
- Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF)
- National Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel le Ferne
- The Battle of Britain London Monument
Books and articles
The most dangerous enemy: A history of the Battle of Britain, Stephen Bungay (Aurum Press, 2001) RAFM Object No. X003-9504; A good overview
The Burning Blue: A new history of the Battle of Britain, Eds Dr Pauil Addison & Dr Jeremy Crang(Pimlico, 2000) RAFM Object No. X001-5024; A series of articles looking at different aspects
The Battle, Professor Richard Overy (Penguin, 2000) RAFM Object No. X002-6917; Republished in 2001 as The Battle of Britain: The myth and the reality
Churchill's Moat, Robert Jackson (Airlife 1995) RAFM Object No. X002- 8780; Places the Battle of Britain within the context of the Channel War. Useful overview of events leading up to the Battle and culminating in D-Day
Scramble: A narrative history of the Battle of Britain, Norman Gelb (Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich, 1985) RAFM Object No. 016867
Battle Over Britain: A History of the German air assaults on Great Britain, 1917-18 and July-December 1940, and the development of Britain's air defences between the World Wars, Francis K. (Frank) Mason (McWhirter Twins Limited, 1969) RAFM Object No. 005000; Old (and so pre-Enigma) but good overview, very well written.
The Battle of Britain then and now, Ed. Winston G. Ramsey (After the Battle Magazine 1982) RAFM Object No. 011743
Battle of Britain: The hardest day: 18 August 1940, Dr Alfred Price, (Macdonald and Jane's 1979) RAFM Object No. 021581
The narrow margin: The Battle of Britain and the rise of air power 1930-1940, Mr Derek Wood & Mr Derek D. Dempster (Tri-Service Press 1990) RAFM Object No. X002-8490
Battle of Britain day: 15th September 1940, Dr Alfred Price (Rutland Sidgwick and Jackson Limited 1990) RAFM Object No. 023746
The Polish Air Force at War; Vol 1, Jerzy B.Cynk (Schiffer Military History, 1998) RAFM Object No. X001-0006
The Other Few, Larry Donnelly (Red Kite 2004) RAFM Object No. X003-5760; Discusses the contribution of Bomber and Coastal Commands to the Battle
Partners in Blue, Flt Off Katharine Bentley Beauman (Hutchinson 1971) RAFM Object No. 013087; Highlights the WAAF contribution to the Battle
Britain's Shield, David Zimmerman (Sutton Publishing 2001) RAFM Object No. X002-8724; Charts the development of the air defence system upon which the success of the Battle rested
Men of the Battle of Britain, Kenneth George Wynn (CCB Associates, 1999) RAFM Object No. X003-6224; Excellent for biographical information
Honour Restored: The Battle of Britain, Dowding and the fight for freedom, Maurice Peter Brown (Spellmount Publishers 2005) RAFM Object No. X003-9318; Looks at the politics behind the Battle of Britain and the personalities involved
Dowding of Fighter Command, Dr Vincent Orange (Grub Street 2008) RAFM Object No. X004-8691
Spitfire on my tail: A view from the other side, Ulrich Steinhilper & Peter Osborne (Independent Books,1989) RAFM Object No. 023664
Operation Sea Lion: The German plan to invade Britain, 1940, Egbert Kieser, (Cassel & Co., 2001); Background to the Battle in relation to German invasion plans.
Spitfire: Portrait of a legend, Leo McKinstry (John Murray, 2007) RAFM Object No. X004-8662;Good overall look at the technological marvel
Camouflage and Markings: The Battle for Britain - RAF, Mr Paul Lucas (Guideline Publications 2000) RAFM Object No. X002-6355
