The Battle of Britain Five Months That Changed History, May—October 1940 by James Holland (z-lib.org).epub

Acknowledgements
This book has been a long time in the making and inevitably a number of
people have given me a considerable amount of help along the way. First of
all, I would like to thank Malcolm Smith, former Secretary of the Battle of
Britain Fighter Association, who was a great help ten years ago in putting
me in touch with a number of veterans of the Battle of Britain. I would also
like to thank the late Squadron Leader Joe Leigh, Maurice Mounsden, and
Wing Commander Bob Doe, who were amongst the first Battle of Britain
pilots to give me their time and to talk to me at length. I would also like to
particularly thank Group Captain Allan and Barbara Wright, who have
taken the trouble to talk to me numerous times over the years, and Squadron
Leader Geoff Wellum, who has similarly recounted his memories of those
days at great length as well as becoming a good friend. I also have Geoff to
thank for prompting me to begin a career as a historian.
Similarly, Wing Commander Tom and Eileen Neil have allowed me to
pester them a number of times over the years and Tom has shared not only
his memories but also his wider knowledge and understanding of those
days, for which I am extremely grateful. Our conversations have been both
great fun and absolutely fascinating. I am also very grateful for all the time
and help given to me by the other British veterans and their families and
would like to particularly thank the late Air Commodore Pete Brothers,
Vicky Bartley, Norman Field, Andrew Jackson, Jimmy and Jeanne Corbin,
Lady Robbie Dundas, Jamie Dundas, Stan Fraser, Sandy Ellis, Jane Sacchi
and her daughter, Camilla, Joe Steele, John Penna, Robin Penna, Ken
Sparks, Wendy Maxwell, Wendy Kyrle-Pope, Douglas Mann, Daphne
Hughes, and John and Patricia Wilson. My especial thanks also go to
Norman Field’s son, Richard Field, who has given help beyond what could
be reasonably expected of anyone.
In Germany, I would like to thank Sarah Rivière for her considerable
help in helping to locate German citizens who had been in Berlin in 1940,
and also to her husband, Michael, for the hospitality both gave me over
there. In Berlin I would like especially to thank Hilda Müller, but also
Albert Wünderlich. I must also thank Sean Whyte of the excellent SWA
Fine Arts for putting me in touch with Stefan Körlin in Aachen. Stefan,