Title The duel : the eighty-day struggle between Churchill and Hitler / John Lukacs ; [map by Charles P. Segal]

Edition Yale University Press pbk. ed Published New Haven, Conn. : Yale University Press, 2001, ©1990

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Description 1 online resource (258 pages, 1 unnumbered pages of plates) : map Summary This day-by-day account of the maneuvering between Britain and Germany in 1940 is "a wonderful story wonderfully told ("George F. Will, New York Times During the late spring and early summer of 1940, Hitler was poised on the edge of absolute victory, having advanced rapidly through a large part of Europe--and Britain was threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. From the acclaimed author of Five Days in London, May 1940 "PowerfulAn impressive study (written) with elegance and panache."--The New York Times "A master of narrative history on a par with Barbara Tuchman and Garrett Mattingly."--Kirkus Reviews "An often witty and always fascinating--even entertaining--writer."--The Notes "Cloth edition published 1990 by Ticknor & Fields"--Title page verso Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-244) and index Notes Print version record Subject Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 -- Military leadership Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 -- Military leadership SUBJECT Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 fast Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 fast Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Western Front. World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain World War, 1939-1945 -- Germany ART -- History -- General. Military campaigns Command of troops Germany Great Britain Western Front (World War (1939-1945)) Form Electronic book ISBN 9780300180978 0300180977

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