Bibliography of the Battle of Britain

This general annotated bibliography page provides an overview of notable works in the English language regarding the Battle of Britain.

Allen, Hubert Raymond "Dizzy", Wing Commander RAF (1974). Who Won the Battle of Britain?. London: Arthur Barker. ISBN 978-0-213-16489-8.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link).
Bishop, Edward (1968). Their Finest Hour: The Story of the Battle of Britain, 1940. Ballantine Books.
Bishop, Patrick (2010). Battle of Britain : a day-by-day chronicle, 10 July 1940 to 31 October 1940. London: Quercus. ISBN 978-1-84916-224-1.
Botquin, Gaston & Roba, Jean-Louis (September 1998). "La Luftwaffe dans la campagne à l'Ouest et la Bataille d'Angleterre" [The Luftwaffe in the Western Campaign of the Battle of Britain]. Avions: Toute l'aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (66): 15–22. ISSN 1243-8650.
Buckley, John. Air Power in the Age of Total War. London: UCL Press, 1999. ISBN 1-85728-589-1.
Buell, Thomas. The Second World War: Europe and the Mediterranean. New York: Square One Publishers, 2002. ISBN 978-0-7570-0160-4.
Bungay, Stephen (2000). The Most Dangerous Enemy : A History of the Battle of Britain. London: Aurum Press. ISBN 978-1-85410-721-3. (hardcover), 2002, ISBN 1-85410-801-8 (paperback). ISBN 978-1-78131-495-1 (2015 paperback edition)
Collier, Basil. The Defence of the United Kingdom (1962, Official history)
Collier, Basil. The Battle of Britain (1962, Batsford's British Battles series)
Collier, Richard. Eagle Day: The Battle of Britain, 6 August – 15 September 1940. London: Pan Books, 1968.
Churchill, Winston S (1949), The Second World War – Their Finest Hour (Volume 2), London: Cassell
Churchill, Winston S. The Second World War – The Grand Alliance (Volume 3). Bantam Books, 1962.
Crosby, Francis (2002). A Handbook of Fighter Aircraft: Featuring Photographs from the Imperial War Museum. Hermes House. ISBN 978-0-681-34256-9.
Deighton, Len (1996). Fighter: The True Story of the Battle of Britain. London: Pimlico. ISBN 978-0-7126-7423-2. (Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 1977.) ISBN 0-7126-7423-3.
Deighton, Len; Hastings, Max (1980). Battle of Britain. Diane Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7567-5077-0.
Dye, Air Commodore Peter J. (Winter 2000), "Logistics and the Battle of Britain", Air Force Journal of Logistics, vol. 24, no. 4, archived from the original on 26 September 2010
Ellis, John. Brute Force: Allied Strategy and Tactics in the Second World War. London: Andre Deutsch, 1990. ISBN 0-8264-8031-4.
Evans, Michael. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to ... the Navy."^{[dead link]} The Times, 24 August 2006. Retrieved: 3 March 2007.
Goodenough, Simon. War Maps: World War II, From September 1939 to August 1945, Air, Sea, and Land, Battle by Battle. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1982, ISBN 978-0-3128-5584-0.
Halpenny, Bruce Barrymore (1984). Action Station 4: Military Airfields of Yorkshire. Cambridge, UK: Patrick Stevens. ISBN 978-0-85059-532-1.
Harding, Thomas. "Battle of Britain was won at sea." The Telegraph, 25 August 2006. Retrieved: 25 August 2006.
Holland, James (2011). The Battle of Britain. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4070-6652-3.
Hough, Richard; Richards, Denis (2007), The Battle of Britain: The Greatest Air Battle of World War II, New York: W.W. Norton & Co Inc, ISBN 978-0-393-02766-2
Ingersoll, Ralph (1940), Report on England, November 1940, New York: Simon & Schuster
Keegan, John. The Second World War London: Pimlico, 1997. ISBN 978-0-7126-7348-8.
Korda, Michael (2010), With Wings Like Eagles: The Untold Story of the Battle of Britain, New York: Harper Perennial, ISBN 978-0-06-112536-2
Manchester, William; Reid, Paul (2012). The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill: Defender of the Realm, 1940–1965. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-4472-7954-9.
Overy, R. J. (1980). The Air War, 1939–1945. Scarborough House. ISBN 978-0-8128-6156-3.
Overy, Richard J. (2001). The Battle of Britain: The Myth and the Reality. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 978-0-393-02008-3. (hardcover, ISBN 0-393-32297-1 paperback, 2002)
Overy, Richard J. (2013). The Bombing War : Europe 1939–1945. London & New York: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-0-7139-9561-9.
Owen, R.E, New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Government Printer, Wellington, New Zealand 1953.
Pearson, Simon; Gorman, Ed (2020). Battle of Britain: The Pilots and Planes That Made History. London, United Kingdom: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-529-37807-8.
Peszke, Michael Alfred (October 1980), "A Synopsis of Polish-Allied Military Agreements During World War Two", The Journal of Military History, 44 (3): 128–134
Ponting, Clive (1991). 1940: Myth and Reality. I.R. Dee. ISBN 978-0-929587-68-4.
Pope, Stephan. "Across the Ether: Part One". Aeroplane, Vol. 23, No. 5, Issue No. 265, May 1995.
Price, Alfred (1980), The Hardest Day: 18 August 1940, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, ISBN 978-0-684-16503-5
Ramsay, Winston, ed. (1987), The Blitz Then and Now: Volume 1, London: Battle of Britain Prints International, ISBN 978-0-900913-45-7
Ramsay, Winston, ed. (1988), The Blitz Then and Now: Volume 2, London: Battle of Britain Prints International, ISBN 978-0-900913-54-9
Ramsay, Winston, ed. (1989), The Battle of Britain Then and Now Mk V, London: Battle of Britain Prints International, ISBN 978-0-900913-46-4
Richards, Denis (1953). Royal Air Force 1939–1945. Vol. 1: The Fight at Odds 1939–1941. H.M. Stationery Office.
Robinson, Derek, Invasion, 1940: Did the Battle of Britain Alone Stop Hitler? New York: Carroll & Graf, 2005. ISBN 0-7867-1618-5.
Shulman, Milton. Defeat in the West. London: Cassell, 2004 (First edition 1947). ISBN 0-304-36603-X.
Stacey, C P (1955). The Canadian Army 1939–1945 An Official Historical Summary. Ottawa: Queen's Printer.
Stacey, C P. (1970) Arms, Men and Governments: The War Policies of Canada, 1939–1945 Archived 5 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine Queen's Printer, Ottawa (Downloadable PDF)
Taylor, A. J. P.; Mayer, S. L., eds. (1974). A History of World War Two. London: Octopus Books. ISBN 978-0-7064-0399-2.
Terraine, John (1985). The Right of the Line: The Royal Air Force in the European War, 1939-45. Hodder & Stroughton. ISBN 978-0-340-26644-1.
Terraine, John, A Time for Courage: The Royal Air Force in the European War, 1939–1945. London: Macmillan, 1985. ISBN 978-0-02-616970-7.
Winterbotham, F. W. (1975), The Ultra Secret, London: Futura Publications, ISBN 978-0-86007-268-3
Wood, Derek; Dempster, Derek (2003). The Narrow Margin. Pen and Sword. ISBN 978-1-84884-314-1.
Wright, Gordon (1968). The ordeal of total war, 1939–1945. Harper & Row. ISBN 978-0-06-131408-7.

Luftwaffe

Archambault, Claude (December 2000). "Affrontements meurtriers dans le ciel français, vus en 1940/41 par la 209.I.D." [Deadly Clashs in French Skies, Seen by the 208th Infantry Division]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (93): 9–16. ISSN 1243-8650.
Archambault, Claude (January 2001). "Affrontements meurtriers dans le ciel français, vus en 1940/41 par la 209.I.D.". Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (94): 23–30. ISSN 1243-8650.
Archambault, Claude (January 2000). "La Bataille d'Angleterre vue par la 227.I.D." [The Battle of Britain Viewed by the 227th Infantry Division]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et Son Histoire (in French) (82): 13–17. ISSN 1243-8650.
Corum, James. The Luftwaffe: Creating the Operational Air War, 1918–1940. Lawrence, Kansas: Kansas University Press, 1997. ISBN 0-7006-0836-2.
de Zeng, Henry L., Doug G. Stankey and Eddie J. Creek. Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945: A Reference Source, Volume 1. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-85780-279-5.
Dildy, Douglas C. "The Air Battle for England: The Truth Behind the Failure of the Luftwaffe's Counter-Air Campaign in 1940." Air Power History 63.2 (2016): 27.
Dönitz, Karl. Ten years and Twenty Days. New York: Da Capo Press, First Edition, 1997. ISBN 0-306-80764-5.
Hooton, E.R. (2007). Luftwaffe at War: Blitzkrieg in the West, Vol. 2. London: Chevron/Ian Allan. ISBN 978-1-85780-272-6..
Irving, David (1974), The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe: The Life of Field Marshal Erhard Milch, Dorney, Windsor, UK: Focal Point Publications, ISBN 978-0-297-76532-5
Kieser, Egbert. Operation Sea Lion; The German Plan to Invade Britain 1940. London: Cassel Military Paperbacks, 1999. ISBN 0-304-35208-X.
Macksey, Kenneth. Invasion: The German Invasion of England, July 1940. London: Greenhill Books, 1990. ISBN 0-85368-324-7.
Magenheimer, Heinz (10 September 2015). Hitler's War: Germany's Key Strategic Decisions 1940–45. Orion. ISBN 978-1-4746-0275-4.
Mason, Francis K. Battle Over Britain: A History of the German Air Assaults on Great Britain, 1917–18 and July–December 1940, and the Development of Air Defences Between the World Wars. New York: Doubleday, 1969. ISBN 978-0-901928-00-9.
Murray, Williamson (2002). Strategy for defeat : the Luftwaffe, 1933–1945. Honolulu, Hawaii: University Press of the Pacific. ISBN 978-0-89875-797-2.
Prien, Jochen; Stemmer, Gerhard; Rodeike, Peter; Bock, Winfried (2002). Die Jagdfliegerverbände der Deutschen Luftwaffe 1934 bis 1945—Teil 4/I—Einsatz am Kanal und über England—26.6.1940 bis 21.6.1941 [The Fighter Units of the German Air Force 1934 to 1945—Part 4/I—Action at the Channel and over England—26 June 1940 to 21 June 1941] (in German). Eutin, Germany: Struve-Druck. ISBN 978-3-923457-63-2.
Raeder, Erich. Erich Rader, Grand Admiral. New York: Da Capo Press; United States Naval Institute, 2001. ISBN 0-306-80962-1.
Shirer, William (1990) [1964], The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, London: Ballantine, ISBN 978-0-449-21977-5
Smith, Howard Kingsbury (1942). Last Train from Berlin. A. A. Knopf.
Stedman, Robert F. (2012). Jagdflieger: Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot 1939–45. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 978-1-78096-983-1.
Wagner, Ray; Nowarra, Heinz (1971). German Combat Planes: A Comprehensive Survey and History of the Development of German Military Aircraft from 1914 to 194. New York: Doubleday & Company.
Watteau, Pierre (June 2000). "Courrier des Lecteurs" [Readers' Letters]. Avions: Toute l'Aéronautique et son histoire (in French) (87): 3. ISSN 1243-8650.

Autobiographies and biographies

Aircraft

Ansell, Mark (2005). Boulton Paul Defiant: Technical Details and History of the Famous British Night Fighter. Redbourn, Herts, UK: Mushroom Model Publications. pp. 712–714. ISBN 978-83-89450-19-7..
de Zeng, Henry L., Doug G. Stankey and Eddie J. Creek, Bomber Units of the Luftwaffe 1933–1945: A Reference Source, Volume 2. Hersham, Surrey, UK: Ian Allan Publishing, 2007. ISBN 978-1-903223-87-1.
Feist, Uwe (1993). The Fighting Me 109. London: Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 978-1-85409-209-0..
Goss, Chris, Dornier 17: In Focus. Surrey, UK: Red Kite Books, 2005. ISBN 0-9546201-4-3.
Green, William (1962). Famous Fighters of the Second World War. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd.
Green, William (1980) [First edition, 1970]. Warplanes of the Third Reich. London: Macdonald and Jane's Publishers Ltd. ISBN 978-0-356-02382-3.
Harvey-Bailey, Alec (1995). Merlin in Perspective: The Combat Years. Derby, UK: Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust. ISBN 978-1-8729-2206-5..
Holmes, Tony (1998). Hurricane Aces 1939–1940 (Aircraft of the Aces). Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85532-597-5.
Holmes, Tony (2007), Spitfire vs Bf 109: Battle of Britain, Oxford: Osprey, ISBN 978-1-84603-190-8
Huntley, Ian D., Fairey Battle, Aviation Guide 1. Bedford, UK: SAM Publications, 2004. ISBN 0-9533465-9-5.
Jones, Robert C. (1970). Camouflage and Markings Number 8: Boulton Paul Defiant, RAF Northern Europe 1936–45. London: Ducimus Book Limited.
Lloyd, Sir Ian; Pugh, Peter (2004). Hives and the Merlin. Cambridge: Icon Books. ISBN 978-1-84046-644-7.
Mason, Francis K., Hawker Aircraft since 1920. London: Putnam, 1991. ISBN 0-85177-839-9.
McKinstry, Leo (2010). Hurricane: Victor of the Battle of Britain. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-84854-394-2.
Molson, Kenneth M. et al., Canada's National Aviation Museum: Its History and Collections. Ottawa: National Aviation Museum, 1988. ISBN 978-0-660-12001-0.
Moyes, Philip, J. R., "The Fairey Battle." Aircraft in Profile, Volume 2 (nos. 25–48). Windsor, Berkshire, UK: Profile Publications, 1971. ISBN 0-85383-011-8
Parry, Simon W., Intruders over Britain: The Story of the Luftwaffe's Night Intruder Force, the Fernnachtjager. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Books, 1989. ISBN 0-904811-07-7.
Price, Alfred (1996), Spitfire Mark I/II Aces 1939–41 (Aircraft of the Aces 12), London: Osprey Books, ISBN 978-1-85532-627-9
Price, Alfred (2002), The Spitfire Story: Revised second edition, Enderby, Leicester, UK: Silverdale Books, ISBN 978-1-85605-702-8
Sarkar, Dilip (2011). How the Spitfire Won the Battle of Britain. Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-0981-2.
Scutts, Jerry, Messerschmitt Bf 109: The Operational Record. Sarasota, Florida: Crestline Publishers, 1996. ISBN 978-0-7603-0262-0.
Ward, John (2004). Hitler's Stuka Squadrons: The JU 87 at War 1936–1945. MBI Publishing Company LLC. ISBN 978-0-7603-1991-8.
Warner, G (2005), The Bristol Blenheim: A Complete History (2nd ed.), London: Crécy Publishing, ISBN 978-0-85979-101-4
Weal, John (1999), Messerschmitt Bf 110 'Zerstōrer' Aces of World War 2, Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, ISBN 978-1-85532-753-5

v t e British Empire battles of the Second World War
Africa	East Africa Invasion of British Somaliland Capture of Italian Somaliland Recapture of British Somaliland Italian guerrilla war in Ethiopia North Africa First Battle of El Alamein Second Battle of El Alamein Italian invasion of Egypt Operation Compass Run for Tunis Siege of Giarabub Siege of Tobruk Capture of Tobruk Operation Brevity Operation Skorpion Operation Sonnenblume Occupation of Libya Southern Africa Battle of Madagascar West Africa Battle of Dakar Operation Postmaster
Europe	Arctic Battle of the Barents Sea Evacuation of Norway Occupation of Iceland Evacuation of Spitsbergen Faroe Islands occupation Balkans Reinforcement of Greece Battle of Crete (Rethymno Thermopylae Vevi) Mediterranean Convoy AN 14 Attack on Mers-el-Kébir Battle of Calabria Campobasso Convoy Battle of Cape Bon Battle of Cape Matapan Battle of Cape Passero Battle of Cape Spada Battle of Cape Spartivento Cigno Convoy Duisburg Convoy Espero Convoy Battle of the Ligurian Sea Battle of Skerki Bank Battle of the Strait of Otranto (1940) Battle of Taranto Tarigo Convoy Battle off Zuwarah Operation Abstention Operation Agreement Operation Albumen Operation Excess Operation Grog Operation Harpoon Operation Pedestal Operation Scylla Operation Vigorous Operation White Raid on Alexandria Raid on Souda Bay Siege of Malta Battle of Grand Harbour Malta convoys Western Europe Battle of the Heligoland Bight BEF Battle of France (Arras) Battle of Belgium Battle of the Netherlands Dunkirk evacuation Battle of Britain The Blitz Dieppe Raid Channel Dash Operation Gisela Operation Steinbock Operation Diver Evacuation of Gibraltar Juno Beach Gold Beach Sword Beach Operation Windsor Clearing the Channel Coast Operation Market Garden (Battle of Arnhem, Battle of Nijmegen) Battle of the Scheldt Operation Blackcock Battle of the Reichswald St Nazaire Raid Liberation of Belgium Liberation of the Netherlands
Far East	Hong Kong Battle of Kowloon and New Territories Battle of Hong Kong Island Malay Japanese invasion of Malaya Battle of Jitra Defence of Johore Singapore Fall of Singapore Burma Japanese invasion of Burma Arakan Campaign 1942–43 Recapture of Burma India Invasion of India Operation U-Go Battle of Imphal Battle of Kohima Indian Ocean Indian Ocean disaster Indian Ocean retreat Cocos Islands mutiny Indian Ocean raid Battle of Ceylon Evacuation of British Somaliland Japanese occupation of the Andaman Islands Indian Ocean raid (1944) Indian Ocean strike Battle of the Malacca Strait Bombing of Sumatra Bombardment of Andaman Islands Bombardment of Northern Malaya
Middle East	Iraq Invasion of Iraq Battle of Fallujah Siege of Habbaniya Battle of Basra Capture of Baghdad Iran Invasion of Khuzestan Invasion of Central Iran Syria–Lebanon Invasion of Lebanon Capture of Beirut Invasion of Syria Capture of Damascus
Americas	Atlantic Battle of the River Plate Battle of the Gulf of St. Lawrence Battle of the Denmark Strait Newfoundland Escort Force Mid-Ocean Escort Force Western Local Escort Force Western Approaches Escort Force

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