The Battle of Britain Was The First Defeat For The German Luftwaffe.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

Far, far from it. Not even remotely close and precisely my point.

The references to Churchill, Montgomery, Harris et al were simple provocations to which i did respond in one or two sentences.

The historical references I quoted were from your own recommended source.

the bits you quoted were Holland's opinions.

What you don't seem to get is that I'm making a distinction between the factual gathering of data vs the conclusions that an author reaches.

I can read, agree or dissent with someone's conclusions, but what really matters is that the data gathered to reach this conclusion are more complete and accurate. In this aspect I think Holland wins.

I'm debating the academic value of a book here, not the author's conclusion.