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The Battle of Britain, 1945-1965

The Air Ministry and the Few

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  • © 2015

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  1. Garry Campion

    1. University of Northampton, UK

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 1-9

  4. Valorising and Thanksgiving

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-89
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    2. ‘The Greatest Day’: Shaping the Battle of Britain, 1941

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 91-115

    3. ‘Immortal Few’: Heroising the Fighter Boys, 1942–1945

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 116-140

    4. ‘Air Trafalgar Day’: Official Commemorations, 1942–1945

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 141-172

  5. Commemoration and Popular Memory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. ‘The Fight at Odds’: Revelation, Memorialisation, 1945–1965

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 175-197

    3. ‘Angels One Five’: Historical and Cultural Consolidation, 1946–1965

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 198-225

    4. Conclusion

      • Garry Campion
      Pages 226-228

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 229-342
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About this book

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.

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“Given the various commemorative activities that accompanied the recent seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Britain, this is a timely volume by Garry Campion, one which develops further some of the issues and ideas he had previously explored in his widely (and rightly) praised 2009 work … . this is a fine contribution to Battle of Britain scholarship, and an important addition to on-going work examining the Second World War’s pervasive and persistent cultural legacy.” (Sam Edwards, War in History, Vol. 24 (4), 2017)

“This book provides a fascinating story and the various circumstances surrounding the famous Battle of Britain. … It also presents background materials in eight appendices to give readers a broader view. … This book is an interesting read. It contains many details, circumstances and backgrounds on various decisions, actions, influences, and postponements that have previously not been looked at, so it is valuable for those interested in British history.” (Sonu Chandiram, Biz India Reviews, bizindia.net, December 2015)

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Northampton, UK

    Garry Campion

About the author

Garry Campion teaches architectural conservation and history at the University of Northampton, UK, and has previously published The Good Fight: Battle of Britain Propaganda and the Few, also with Palgrave Macmillan in 2008, and again in paperback in 2010. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.

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