THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN : FIVE MONTHS THAT CHANGED HISTORY, MAY - OCTOBER 1940
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Characteristics
| Book cover finish | Canvas finish, Headband, Bradel, Hardcover ( square back binding ) |
| Special features | First edition, Dedicated copy, Dust jacket, Original edition ( O.E. or Or.E ) |
| Condition | Used, mint condition |
| Number of pages | 678 |
| Published date | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Size | 16 x 24.075 x 5 cm |
| Author | James Holland |
| Editor | BANTAM PRESS |
Description
" If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war ", Churchill said in the Summer of 1940. He was right. The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War. Had Britain's defences collapsed, Hitler would have dominated all of Europe and been able to turn his full attention east to the Soviet Union.
( ... ) Yet Hitler's forces were, not quite the Goliath they at first seemed,... ( ... ) Nor was Britain any David. Thanks to a sophisticated defensive system and the combined efforts of the R.A.F., Royal Navy as well as the mounting sense of collective defiance led by a new Prime Minister, Britain was not ready to roll over just yet.
From clashes between coastal convoys and Schnellboote in the Channel to astonishing last stands in Flanders, and from the slaughter by the U - boote in the icy Atlantic to the dramatic aerial battles over England, The Battle of Britain tells this most epic of stories from all sides, drawing on extensive new research from around the world. In so doing, it paints a complete picture of that extraordinary Summer - a time in which the fate of the world truly hung by a thread.
