title: Scramble: A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
author:  Norman Gelb 
description: Utilizing interviews, letters, diaries, and combat reports, Gelb retells the British side of the Battle of Britain. From July 10 to October 31, 1940, the RAF and Luftwaffe fought for control of the skies over Great Britain. This battle, which lasted 114 days, was to have a critical bearing on the ultimate outcome of the war in Europe. Much like Lyn Macdonald's They Called It Passchendaele ( LJ 4/15/84), Gelb's book is composed of narratives that form a continuous story which begins at the end of the ``phony war'' and carries on through the air battles over Britain. While the story has been told many times, this account deals more with the human experiences and emotions rather than the event. Photos not seen. Recommended for most collections. George F. Scheck, Naval War Coll. Lib., Newport, R.I.<BR>Copyright 1985 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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  Scramble
  
  
  A Narrative History of the Battle of Britain
  
  
  Norman Gelb
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  © Norman Gelb 1986
  
  
  Norman Gelb has asserted his rights under the Copyright, Design and Patents
  Act, 1988, to be identified as the author of this work.
  
  
  First published in Great Britain in 1986 by Michael Joseph Ltd.
  
  
  This edition published in 2018 by Sharpe Books.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Table of Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  [FOREWORD](part0005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [PREFACE](part0006.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [PRELUDE](part0008.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [BRITAIN AT BAY](part0009.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [THE BATTLE IS JOINED](part0010.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [ATTACK OF THE EAGLES](part0011.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [CRISIS](part0012.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [LONDON’S BURNING](part0013.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [FINALE](part0014.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [POSTSCRIPT](part0015.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Appendix I](part0016.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Appendix II](part0017.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Appendix III](part0018.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Appendix IV](part0019.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This book is dedicated to the