Originally Posted by
rolling20
By rights we should have lost the BoB. I mean where were the diversity targets and the inclusivity? Let's not forget that GLM!
Everything else being equal and accepting that it was always was going to be a close call (especially after losing so many Hurricanes in France) as with most battles it is about who makes the least mistakes. Dowding and Park certainly won that bit.
Hitler really thought we would sue for peace (and we would have done without Churchill)
Churchill had a few blunders in his cupboard,but with the most important decision he got it spot on.
MAY 28th was the all important date for this country because that is when Churchill won over the Cabinet and told H to B.......Off.
Dowding and Park kept their cool, and ably assisted by Sydneys hunchbacked knuckleduster,and Reggies Racer, plus an assortment of international drivers the Luftwaffe got a hiding they never expected. If we had had canons it would have been even better.