orce in this war. There was little organization in their plans to attack targets, and to that, there were no specific targets whatsoever that the pilots could refer to so that target bombing be carried out. The bombers were escorted heavily; a waste of resources, and the timings were off their attacks, ceasing to strike when the iron was hot, and vice versa. Ultimately, the war was to grant the wreath of victory to the valiant Britons. A closer examination of these errors will ensue.The previous battle, The Battle of France, had been crucial, but was a crushing blow to the British, for the plan to stop the Germans from making any advance into France had been a failure. The only outstanding success that had been noted would have been the immediate evacuation of thousands of troops from Dunkirk, France. After the incident, British troops were extremely exhausted. Germans had the upper hand in this situation, and the iron was hot. That had been the ideal moment to strike, at the Achilles hilt of Britain, when they were at their weakest. Unfortunately, the Germans, shortsighted as they were, decided to let victory again slip from their grasp. With the British Army still trying to gather themselves from the defeat at Dunkirk, and the remnants of the RAF making a hasty retreat from France, this would have been the ideal time to commence on the invasion of England. They had struck the first blow, but didn't follow it through. It appeared that Germany was their own worst enemy. While the Germans held back, it gave Britain time to re-group. More fighter planes arrived at the airfields adding further strength to Fighter Command. More pilots were being assigned to squadrons all over England and new combat tactics were being taught to pilots old and new. A lot of lessons were learnt in France and in fact it has been quoted, that '...what we experienced in France, was only a taste of what was to follow in the defense of England'. If only Germany ha...
