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The first comprehensive account of this great commander's public career and uses hundreds of family letters to portray a private life, both joyful and tragic. Tedder was one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War.

Born in India into a family of soldiers and diplomats, Slessor made the first aerial attack on a Zeppelin and went on to serve in the Middle East over the Western Front in World War I, and postwar on the North-West Frontier in India. Rated an exceptional staff officer, in the inter-war years, under the influence of Sir Hugh Trenchard, he became a devout proponent of strategic bombing and a strong advocate of the importance of air support for g...

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Arthur Tedder became one of the most eminent figures of the Second World War: first as head of Anglo-American air forces in the Middle East, the Mediterranean and North Africa, then as Deputy Supreme Commander to General Eisenhower for the Allied campaign that began in Normandy and ended in Berlin. During those anxious, exhilarating years, he was, as The Times of London wrote, 'the most unstuffy of great commanders, who could be found sitting ...

Soldier, pilot, wireless pioneer, squadron commander, spiritualist, champion skier, Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding is perhaps best known as the creator of the first radar-based air defence system and his no less remarkable management of such throughout the Battle of Britain. Vincent Orange has written the definitive biography.

Winston Churchill probably had more impact on 20th century British military history than any other person, especially during WWII. Here, a respected historian and professor has used his expertise to examine and evaluate every detail of Churchill's relationships with his closest officers to produce a masterful analysis of a neglected subject. 16 b/w photographs.

As commander of No. 11 Group, Fighter Command, and responsible for the air defense of London and South-East England, Keith Park took charge of the day-to-day direction of battle.