Air Officer Commanding [electronic resource] : Hugh Dowding, Architect of the Battle of Britain

A new biography of the architect of RAF Fighter Command in the centennial year of the Royal Air Force. Preface Acknowledgments The Making of a Soldier 1882-1914 The Making of an Air Officer 1914-1918 Postwar Senior Leader 1919-1930 The Air Council 1930-1933 The Air Council 1933-1936 Fighter Command 1936-1939 Command in War 1939-1940 The Battle of Britain July-August 1940 The Battle of Britain August-September 1940 The Battle of Britain September-October 1940 The Blitz October-November 1940 Laying Down the Sword 1941-1942 Taking Up the Pen 1942-1951 History and Myth 1951-1970 Coda Notes Bibliography Index