Recon. losses July 1940

[Stig Jarlevik]

Well Brian

Since I don't know why the "hick up" has occured with the translation and publishing in Britain, it might well have to do with the UK publisher feeling the book needs a bit more stamina and not just "another-book-about-the Battle of Britain-type". But again that is perhaps to put more foresite into publishers....hmmm

Personally I feel that anyone who tries to tackle the Battle and do a "book" about it would need a three volume aka 1500 pages to do so, including victory claims and loss columns. Perhaps a fourth volume would be needed to cover the German point of view that the Battle did not end until the early summer of 1941.....

I also feel someone should disregard all "official" points, when things started and ended and instead make a personal impact. Also those extremely irritating days between the end of the Battle of France and the official start of the Battle of Britain should be covered. So far only piece meal bits are known to me. At least Mason back in 1969 started on July 1st, but he is, as far as I know, the only one who has dared to do so...

Out of those on this site, I guess Peter is the only one capable of producing such a work, but finding a publisher....well, THAT is another and perhaps even more difficult matter

Cheers
Stig

[Larry Hickey]

Stig,

Creating a massive 3-volume work on the BoB such as you describe would be necessary for a definitive work on the BoB is already underway. A publisher already exists for this project. Many members of this board, including many of the top researchers in the field, are part of that project, known as "Eagles Over Europe," which in seven primary volumes and probably as many secondary volumes of additional photos and appendices is projected to tell the story of the airwar in Europe from the beginning of the Polish Campaign to the end of 1940.

Regards,