General M M Naravane and Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding (Photos: File and Royal Air Force). Former Chief of Army Staff General M M Naravane (retd) has recently been navigating a wave of interviews regarding his unreleased autobiography, Four Stars of Destiny. Despite widespread media excerpts, the book remains in limbo, awaiting mandatory clearance from the Ministry of Defence . Eighty-five years ago, a senior British commander faced an identical predicament, though his manuscript was penned in the heat of the Second World War about a campaign that had only just concluded. Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding was the architect of Great Britain’s aerial defence during the Battle of Britain. Yet, despite his success, he was forced to step down as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the RAF Fighter Command. He was even overlooked for promotion to Marshal of the Royal Air Force, despite a recommendation from the King. Evidently, Prime Minister Winston Churchill was unimpressed with Dowding.…