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Battle of Britain was won at sea. Discuss |
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Written by Vera Shackle
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Saturday, 16 September 2006 |
Battle of Britain was won at sea. DiscussBy Thomas Harding(Filed: 24/08/2006)
The Battle of Britain was not won by the RAF but by the Royal Navy, military historians have concluded, provoking outrage among the war's surviving fighter pilots.
Challenging the "myth" that Spitfires and Hurricanes held off the German invaders in 1940, the monthly magazine History Today has concluded that it was the might of the Navy that stood between Britain and Nazi occupation.
The view is backed by three leading academics who are senior military historians at the Joint Service Command Staff College teaching the future admirals, generals and air marshals. They contend that the sheer numbers of destroyers and battleships in the Channel would have obliterated any invasion fleet even if the RAF had lost the Battle of Britain.
The idea that a "handful of heroes saved these islands from invasion" was nothing more than a "perpetuation of a glorious myth," the article suggests. "Many still prefer to believe that in the course of that summer a few hundred outnumbered young men so outfought a superior enemy as solely to prevent a certain invasion of Britain. Almost none of which is true," reports Brian James, the author.
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Last Updated ( Saturday, 16 September 2006 )
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Welcome to NOCRABS Online |
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Written by Web Master
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Saturday, 12 June 2004 |
 This is the new look for NOCRABS Online. It should allow members to edit and update the site from the comfort of their armchairs. Please feel free to peruse the site and contact us with any comments. In the near future I'm hoping to add a gallery for images of NOCRABS social events, past and present, as well as a new forum for the mediation of those really important debates that we tend to kick off from time to time - such as 'is golf a sport or a game?' To become an active member of the site you must first register to get a login id and password. Once logged in you should find that you can add new items and edit the existing content just using your web browser. I hope to see some active participation in the near future and see you all at the AGM and other events. Yours aye, Vera Shackle
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 15 June 2005 )
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Tim Collins Comments on the NOCRABS agenda. |
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Written by Vera Shackle
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Monday, 15 May 2006 |
It’s time to abolish the RAF By Colonel Tim Collins (Retd.)
The Post Online, FIRST POSTED MAY 12, 2006
We’d have a more efficient, streamlined armed forces without the air corps, says Tim Collins
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Last Updated ( Monday, 15 May 2006 )
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