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This 22 page paper discusses the Battle of Britain and some of the issues surrounding it, including Churchill's leadership, the mythological status the battle has attained, and the social, political, economic, technological and military aspects of the struggle. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
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allies fought the German Luftwaffe in the skies over Britain. The heroism of the pilots and the period itself has become legendary. This paper considers the social, economic, political, technical
and military aspects of the battle. Discussion There have been numerous books written about the Battle of Britain, and several movies have been made as well. The subject is so
broad that a relatively short paper cannot do more than provide an overview; an in-depth study is beyond the scope of this exercise. For instance, it would be possible to
spend the entire time discussing Winston Churchill, or even perhaps the technical specifications of the Spitfire aircraft, and still only scratch the surface. That said, and since the Battle of
Britain is probably most remembered for the dogfights in the skies over England, lets begin with the military aspects of the contest. Winston Churchill writes that in order for the
Germans to complete their invasion of Britain successfully, they would have to win an air victory (Churchill). "The German leaders had recognized that all their plans for the invasion of
Britain depended on winning air supremacy above the Channel and the chosen landing-places on our south coast" (Churchill 281). As long as the RAF could launch raids against German troops,
they would be unable to prepare the embarkation ports, assemble the transports, sweep mines from the sea, or lay new mines (Churchill). If the Germans were to put their invading
troops to sea with any chance of success, they had to also control the air, which meant that they had to win the Battle of Britain. Fortunately, by what sometimes
seems to be a massive stroke of luck, or perhaps divine intervention, they failed. There was also a time constraint involved; Churchill writes that Hitler told Admiral Raeder on July
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