To: naturalman1975
I forget the name of the British Air Marshall, who, IMHO, actually “won” the Battle of Britain. months before it began, when he refused to allow the fighter squadrons to be deployed to France. He knew the western front was lost, and he told Churchill, that if he was ordered to send the fighters to france, he would resign.
5 posted on
09/19/2010 3:53:03 PM PDT by
ken5050
(The meek shall inherit the earth, but no way Kendrick Meek beats Marco Rubio)
To: ken5050
11 posted on
09/19/2010 4:00:37 PM PDT by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: ken5050
I believe his last name was Tedder.
12 posted on
09/19/2010 4:00:41 PM PDT by
jmacusa
(Two wrongs don't make a right. But they can make it interesting.)
To: ken5050
I believe it was Sir Hugh Dowding.
14 posted on
09/19/2010 4:02:10 PM PDT by
HANG THE EXPENSE
(Life is tough.It's tougher when you're stupid.)
To: ken5050
15 posted on
09/19/2010 4:05:02 PM PDT by
abb
("What ISN'T in the news is often more important than what IS." Ed Biersmith, 1942 -)
To: ken5050
I forget the name of the British Air Marshall, who, IMHO, actually “won” the Battle of Britain. months before it began, when he refused to allow the fighter squadrons to be deployed to France. He knew the western front was lost, and he told Churchill, that if he was ordered to send the fighters to france, he would resign.I don't know about the threat to resign, but it was Hugh Dowding who told Churchill what the bottom line was regarding the minimum number of fighters required to defend the home islands. Churchill got the message but he was not eternally grateful to Dowding for the reality check.
17 posted on
09/19/2010 4:10:23 PM PDT by
Homer_J_Simpson
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