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Denis Richards


Born
in The United Kingdom
September 10, 1910

Died
November 25, 2004

Genre
History, Biography


Denis Richards was a British historian. He is famous for his work on the history of the Royal Air Force, including the three-volume official history of the service during World War II, which was co-written with Hilary St. George Saunders.

Richards came from London and was educated at Owen's School and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. In 1931 he graduated from Cambridge University with a double first in history. For the next eight years he was a master at Manchester Grammar School, teaching both history and English. From 1939 to 1941 he taught the same subjects at Bradfield College, near Reading, as a senior tutor.

War service then called him and he joined the RAF. Within a very short time he was ordered to report to the historical section of the Air ...more

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Average rating: 3.64 · 228 ratings · 21 reviews · 40 distinct works
An Illustrated History of M...
3.60 avg rating — 78 ratings — published 1980 — 6 editions
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RAF Bomber Command in the S...
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Britain Under the Tudors an...
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Royal Air Force 1939-1945: ...
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Medieval Britain
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Portal Of Hungerford : The ...
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