The Battle of Britain
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‘We saw a piece … inside the boat’ IWM 021116
272
‘Things are getting …’ Gardner, Evacuation from Dunkirk, Appendix R
272–3
‘There was no thought … soldiers panic’ IWM 021116
274
‘BEF evacuated …’ Gardner, Evacuation from Dunkirk, Appendix T
Part II: Respite
22. What Next?
277
‘We silenced all six…’ Bartley, Smoke Trails in the Sky, p. 16
277
‘but the wretch’ John Dundas papers, letter, 9/6/1940
278–9
‘In our view therefore … to the imminent danger’ TNA CAB 80/12
280
‘miracle of deliverance … never surrender’ WS, 4/6/1940
280
‘The House was deeply moved’ Nicolson, HND, 4/6/1940
280
‘It was a magnificent oration’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 4/6/1940
280
‘I thought it was …’ MO diarist 53967
281
‘The French are hysterical…’ Chamberlain, Diary Letters, 2/6/1940
282
‘The British Army? … it will be too late’ TNA WO 208/4340
282
‘Had I had these four divisions …’ Cited in Irving, Göring, p. 92
285
‘Captain, your breakfast’ Luck, Panzer Commander, p. 43
286
‘And what do you command? …’ Cited in Blaxland, Destination Dunkirk, p. 374
286
‘Dearest Lu …’ Liddell Hart (ed.), The Rommel Papers, p. 66
23. The End in France
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‘One through the calf…’ Frank, Enemy Submarine, p. 89
289
‘Hit almost amidships …’ Ibid., p. 92
290
‘All that I found on my return …’ Alanbrooke, War Diaries, p. 74
291
‘Winston is justifiably …’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 6/6/1940
291
‘It is embarrassingly …’ Engel, At the Heart of the Reich, 10/6/1940
292
‘People who go to Italy …’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 10/6/1940
292
‘You mark my words …’ MO diarist 53967
293
‘To say that I was …’ Donnelly, The Whitley Boys, p. 133
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‘At my command … was in Paris’ Knappe, Soldat, p. 183
295
‘If the French will…’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 14/6/1940
296
‘I replied … I agree with you’ Alanbrooke, War Diaries, p. 81
297
‘Your signal based on error …’ Guderian, Panzer Leader, p. 130
297
‘Reply will be held …’ Halder, Diary, 17/6/1940
297
‘But if we suffer …’ Chamberlain, Diary Letters, 21/6/1940
24. Hitler’s Dilemma
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‘I observed his face …’ Shirer, Berlin Diary, 21/6/1940
299
‘How many mothers …’ Schroeder, Er war mein Chef, p. 80
299
‘What stupendous … of the world’ Wendel, Hausfrau at War, p. 81
299
‘They thought only of their skins …’ Cited in Eberle and Uhl (eds.), The Hitler Book, p. 57
300
‘F. talked again’ Engel, At the Heart of the Reich, 26/6/1940
300
‘as he fully appreciates the unusual difficulties …’ NHB EDS/Apprec/6: The German Plans for the Invasion of England
300
‘What he has in mind …’ BA-MA MsG2/5830
301
‘If they will not quit…’ Schroeder, Er war mein Chef, p. 80
306
‘We have nothing to lose …’ Cited in Tooze, The Wages of Destruction, p. 316; also Maier et al., Germany and the Second World War, Vol. II, p. 842
306
‘Looks like a great deal of blood …’ Cited in Speer, Inside the Third Reich, p. 235
307
‘We cannot win the war …’ BA-MA RW19/205
308
‘Führer has again emphasized …’ IWM EDS 1571
25. All Alone
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‘Think before you act…’ If the Invader Comes, TNA INF 1/250
310
‘I am quite lucidly aware …’ Nicolson, HND, 15/6/1940
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‘He felt we should give in …’ Cockett, Love and War in London, 18/6/1940
311
‘Although I will grant … wouldn’t it?’ MO diarist, 53967
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‘But this was due solely …’ Hughes, diary, 21–2/6/1940
312
‘Hitler knows that…’ WS, 18/6/1940
313
‘I call for effort, courage, sacrifice …’ Dallek, Franklin D. Roosevelt and American Foreign Policy, p. 228
313
‘I send you my heartfelt thanks …’ Loewenheim, Langley and Joans (eds.), Roosevelt and Churchill, Churchill to Roosevelt, 11/6/1940
314
‘England is next … England from destruction’ JPK, memoir
315
‘Well, it boils down to this …’ Raymond Lee, The London Observer, 4/6/1940
316
‘Every hour the radio bulletins …’ Beaton, The Years Between, p. 31, and CBP, diary, 2/7/1940
316
‘like a death … possible capacity’ CBP, diary, September 1939
317
‘England will probably …’ Beaton, The Years Between, p. 31
318
‘The moment the Germans …’ Self (ed.), Chamberlain Diary Letters, 15/6/1940
318
‘All this … finished eating’ Zumbach, On Wings of War, p. 39, 59
320
‘So he took a chance …’ Ibid., p. 64
26. Getting Ready
323
‘I cannot get information …’ Beaverbrook Papers, BBK/D/414
323–4
‘Beaverbrook was an unpleasant bastard …’ Cited in McKinstry, Spitfire, p. 151
324
‘I hope there won’t be any trouble …’ Cited in Suchenwirth, Command and Leadership, p. 86
325
‘All this planning is garbage’ Cited in Irving, Göring, p. 291
325
Luftwaffe monthly production figures: BA-MA ZA3/304
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‘We’re all very fatigué!…’ Bethke, diary, 25/6/1940
326
‘We were really glad …’ Bartley, letter to father, 25/6/1940
326
‘The old easy-going outlook …’ Crook, Spitfire Pilot, p. 22
328
‘We now have an embryo’ Cited in Orange, Dowding of Fighter Command, p. 80
27. Trouble at Sea: Part 1
332
‘Tomorrow at dawn …’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 2/7/1940
333
‘This was a hateful decision …’ WSC, p. 206
333
‘You are charged with …’ Cited in ibid., p. 209
333
‘unlikely to take place before …’ TNA CAB 66/9
334
‘In general, I find myself in agreement…’ Ibid.
335
‘If so we should welcome …’ NHB ND10
335
‘The JIC have appreciated …’ Ibid.
337
‘He would ensure that…’ Doenitz [Dönitz], Memoirs, p. 42
341
‘Prien’s opinions were shared …’ Ibid., p. 89
341
‘No sight of the enemy …’ NHB, logbook of U-47
28. Bringing It All Together
343
‘Can anyone … imminent future’ Jones, Mos
t Secret War, p. 90
344
‘Hitler is now the gambler …’ Ciano, Diary, 18–19/6/1940
346
‘a storm of wrath and steel … delaying his speech’ Ibid., 7/7/1940
29. Trouble at Sea: Part 2
355
‘Good heavens! … the French coast’ TNA ADM 199/2133
357–8
‘We laughed … and he fell apart’ This entire account comes from IWM 27308
361
‘You don’t actually realize …’ NHB
362
‘Here’s one for us!’ TNA ADM 199/2133
362
‘The assault of the 1st S-boat Flotilla …’ NHB, Kriegstagebuch des Führers der Torpedoboote, 4/7/1940
362
‘The attacks on the convoy …’ WSC, p. 566
30. Crooked Leg
364
‘The next opponents …’ Rall, My Logbook, p. 49
365
‘By now he might be having …’ Ibid., p. 50
366
‘To hell with you … blood-sodden mattresses’ Steinhilper and Osborne, Spitfire on My Tail, p. 254
366
‘Although we had just thrown …’ Knappe, Soldat, p. 189
366
‘We didn’t hate the English so much …’ Wendel, Hausfrau at War, p. 82
367
‘If and when Germany intends …’ Shirer, This is Berlin, 10/7/1940
367
‘The Nazis are laughing’ Shirer, Berlin Diary, 8/7/1940
367
‘What did I tell you?’ Wendel, Hausfrau at War, p. 81
367
‘When nothing happened …’ Bob, Betrayed Ideals, p. 97
368
‘That is why one day …’ Bethke, diary, 11–12/7/1940
368
‘The intensified attacks …’ BA-MA RL 2-II/30
369
‘well-developed defence forces … other tasks’ BA-MA RL 2-II/30
369
‘The campaign had gone so well…’ Steinhilper and Osborne, Spitfire on My Tail, p. 262
371
‘Good, Steinhilper …’ Ibid., p. 180
372
‘Our communications …’ Ibid., p. 263
372
‘The beginning of a thriller …’ Jones, Most Secret War, p. 84
Part III: Kanalkampf
31. First Combat
380
‘Warmwell possessed …’ TNA AIR 27/2102
382
‘Look out behind!…’ Crook, Spitfire Pilot, p. 29
383
‘But he was dead now … casualties cause’ Ibid., p. 30
384
‘In a squadron …’ Ibid.
385
‘From now onwards …’ Ibid., p. 34
390
‘There was no question …’ Neil, A Fighter in My Sights, p. 99
32. Peace Offerings
391
‘We must not be guided by hatred …’ Goebbels, Diaries, 7/7/1940
393
‘The Führer is greatly puzzled …’ Halder, Diary, 13/7/1940
393
‘Main point of conversation …’ Engel, At the Heart of the Reich, 15/7/1940
394
‘Since England, in spite of…’ Trevor-Roper (ed.), Hitler’s War Diaries, No. 16, 16/7/1940
396
‘Beppo Schmid was a complete wash-out… trimmed his sails to the wind’ both cited in Mitcham, Eagles of the Third Reich, p. 106
397
‘The Luftwaffe is clearly superior …’ Cited in Wood and Dempster, The Narrow Margin, p. 110
398
‘If I wear it, then it’s for men’ Irving, Göring, p. 293
398
‘His boyish pride …’ Shirer, Berlin Diary, 19/7/1940
398–9
‘I only know … of this war’ Cited in Lukacs, The Duel, p. 190
399
‘fat into the fire’ Cited in Irving, Göring, p. 293
399
‘Considering everything, Hitler …’ Nicolson, HND, 19/7/1940
399
‘I do not propose …’ Colville, The Fringes of Power, 24/7/1940
400
‘British ambassador to Washington …’ Halder, Diary, 22/7/1940
400
‘Hitler may plant the Swastika…’ Cited in Roberts, The Holy Fox, p. 249
400
‘all possible might’ Boelcke, The Secret Conferences of Dr. Goebbels, 22/7/1940
400
‘German public opinion …’ Goebbels, Diaries, 23/7/1940
400
‘The die seems cast’ Shirer, Berlin Diary, 23/7/1940
33. The Besieged
401
‘And as it passed close by …’ Beaton, The Years Between, p. 32
401
‘Any day now…’ Ibid.
401
‘I think that Hitler …’ Nicolson, HND, 20/7/1940
401
‘Today is one but…’ MO diarist, 2/7/1940
402
‘Though it is reported …’ Ibid., 31/7/1940
402
‘Still, whatever does come …’ Ibid., 9/7/09
402
‘I still feel that WE …’ Cockett, Love and War in London, 21/7/1940
402
‘People cheerful and optimistic …’ TNA INF 1/264
402
‘Opinion unanimous …’ Cockett, Love and War in London, 20/7/1940
403
‘There is no doubt that…’ Nicolson, HND, 21/7/1940
403
‘Very few of us …’ Cited in Gardiner, Wartime, p. 307
404
‘But all depends now …’ WS, 14/7/1940
404
‘He was in wonderful spirits …’ Alanbrooke, War Diaries, 17/7/1940
405
‘Every day that …’ Raymond Lee, The London Observer, 17/7/1940
405
‘We had no weapons …’ IWM 021116
406
‘Using the sacks of grain …’ Fraser, wartime diaries
408
‘operations of sabotage …’ TNA CAB 66/8
408
‘And now go and set’ Dalton, Second World War Diary, 22/7/1940
409
‘And when people …’ Amanda Smith (ed.), Hostage to Fortune, p. 451
409
‘I thought this optimism …’ JPK, memoir
409
‘I also believe …’ Raymond Lee, The London Observer, 15/7/1940
409
‘I send plenty of cables home …’ Ibid., 30/7/1940
409
‘They can do nothing but complicate …’ JPK, diary, 17/7/1940
410
‘Well, I told him before …’ Raymond Lee, The London Observer, 3/8/1940
410
‘Don’t let anybody …’ JPK, diary, 31/7/1940
34. Hotting Up
412
‘We returned to breakfast…’ Beamont, My Part of the Sky, p. 49
413
‘Putting the majority …’ BA-MA RL 2-II/30
416–17
‘This was not achieved … aim accordingly’ AFHRA, K239.0512–1838 C 1
419
‘They have to run perfectly …’ Cited in Dallies-Labourdette, S-Boote, p. 42
420
‘It’s uncommon how …’ John Dundas papers, letter, 27/7/1940
422
‘What are those? …’ Galland The First and the Last, p. 19
35. Bombs on Germany, Bomben auf England
423
‘That was the first…’ Bethke, diary, 2/8/40
423
‘But at that moment…’ Cited in Weal, Jadgeschwader 2, p. 47
424
‘The war against England …’ Bethke, diary, 6/8/1940
424
‘I shall at least have something to show …’
Hughes, diary, 26/7/1940
425
‘The future stretches ahead …’ Ibid., 2/8/1940
425
‘Recent reports and information …’ Cited in Webster and Frankland, The Strategic Air Offensive, p. 151