Supradoopa Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I've got to do an half an hour talk on 'Capel Le Fearne' for work and I haven't got a scoobys Wondered if there was any WWII Historians out there willing to help Here's my Homework to do... How did the Battle of Britain shape the war? What lessons were learnt and implemented. Discuss the implications for a tactical air battle having a strategic effect. Any ideas? I can't use wikipedia as my boss has printed most of the pages out on it Cheers Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 There's a lot of subject matter there, probably best to do as much reading around the subject as possible to get a good overview, then focus on specifics. Loads of tactics where developed on both sides during the Battle, it also instigated the large scale city bombing campaigns carried out by both sides. It was also the first time that the axis forces were forced to stop an international advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackin_n_bashin Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 I'm pretty sure there's a thing about a group of tactician's who wargamed the second world war out as if we'd lost the battle of Britain, makes an interesting read but can't find it now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Check out Radar and its early use for the B of B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 13, 2011 Author Share Posted February 13, 2011 Cheers Gents, I'll have a look now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Watching the film 'The Battle of Britain' will probably help too Not 100% accurate though, IE; the Germans had far more advanced Radar than us at the time, they weren't as afraid of it as we thought they would be. What made it effective was the way we organised our defences, enabling us to respond to threats very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagman Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 From the initial question it was radar that shaped the future of tactical implications right up to current stealth technology Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Remember to include the little known fact that there were only 28 Spitfires ever made. The rest were Hurricanes with bits of the wings painted light blue to make them look like the Spitfires iconic elleiptical wing. Also, aerodynamically, the Spitfire should be impossible to fly, although I may be confusing that with bees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 remember to include the little known fact that there were only 28 spitfires ever made. The rest were hurricanes with bits of the wings painted light blue to make them look like the spitfires iconic elleiptical wing. Also, aerodynamically, the spitfire should be impossible to fly, although i may be confusing that with bees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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snake Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Try the http://www.bbc .co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo you might find something you can use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 This seems pretty good: http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html There is some bias here however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradoopa Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Yeah printed out quite a bit from there cheers for the info guys keep it coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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