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Vincent Orange (historian)

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Name
  
Vincent Orange


Role
  
Historian

Died
  
November 26, 2012, Christchurch, New Zealand

Books
  
Dowding of Fighter Comman, Churchill and His Airmen, Tedder: Quietly in Command, Park: The Biography of Air Chi, Ensor's Endeavour

George Vincent Orange (24 September 1935 — 26 November 2012) was a British-born New Zealand historian, best known for his military biographies of RAF commanders John Slessor, Keith Park, Arthur Coningham, and Arthur Tedder. These received positive reviews, with British historian Sebastian Ritchie, for example, describing the Tedder biography as a "very important" book with an "eminently balanced narrative".

Contents

Articles

Among Orange's many peer reviewed articles is:"Cutting through the Political Jungle: Eisenhower and Tedder as Allies and Friends, 1942-1945." Air Power Review Vol. 3 No. 4 (Winter 2000), pp. 75–86.

Books

Along with numerous articles and conference papers, Orange authored 11 books, including:

  • Dowding of Fighter Command: Victor of the Battle of Britain, (Grub Street, September 2008)
  • Johnny Checketts: The Road to Biggin Hill, (Grub Street; New title edition, March 2007)
  • Slessor: Bomber Champion - The Life of Sir John Slessor, (Grub Street, October 2006)
  • Tedder: Quietly in Command, (Routledge, April 2004)
  • Winged Promises: History of No.14 Squadron, RAF 1915-1945, (Weidenfeld & Nicholson, November 1998)
  • Ensor's Endeavour: A Biography of Wing Commander Mick Ensor, (Grub Street, May 1994)
  • Straight and Level, (Grub Street, October 1993) with Kenneth Cross
  • Coningham: A Biography of Sir Arthur Coningham, (Methuen, February 1990)
  • The Road to Biggin Hill, (Airlife, February 1987)
  • Park: The Biography of Air Chief Marshal Sir Keith Park, (Methuen, August 1984)
  • Churchill and His Airmen: Relationships, Intrigue and Policy Making 1914-1945, (Grub Street, March 2013)

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