The Battle of Britain, 1945-1965 [recurso electrónico] : the Air Ministry and the Few

Seventy-five years after the Battle of Britain, the Few's role in preventing invasion continues to enjoy a revered place in popular memory. The Air Ministry were central to the Battle's valorisation. This book explores both this, and also the now forgotten 1940 Battle of the Barges mounted by RAF bombers. Front Matter....Pages i-xxi Introduction....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Seelöwe und Bomben Auf Engeland: The German Perspective, 1940....Pages 13-36 Britain’s Fighter Boys: Projecting the Battle of Britain, 1940....Pages 37-64 The Battle of the Barges: ‘Blackpool Front’ Propaganda, 1940–1945....Pages 65-88 Front Matter....Pages 89-89 ‘The Greatest Day’: Shaping the Battle of Britain, 1941....Pages 91-115 ‘Immortal Few’: Heroising the Fighter Boys, 1942–1945....Pages 116-140 ‘Air Trafalgar Day’: Official Commemorations, 1942–1945....Pages 141-172 Front Matter....Pages 173-173 ‘The Fight at Odds’: Revelation, Memorialisation, 1945–1965....Pages 175-197 ‘Angels One Five’: Historical and Cultural Consolidation, 1946–1965....Pages 198-225 Conclusion....Pages 226-228 Back Matter....Pages 229-342