| Description |
[xxv], 677 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm |
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regular print |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: pt. I Miracles -- 1.First Flight -- 2.The Eve of Battle -- 3.The Go-for-Broke Gamble -- 4.Hook, Line and Sinker -- 5.The First Clash in the Air -- 6.Breakthrough -- 7.Inside the Third Reich -- 8.A Battle Against Time -- 9.The Battle is Lost -- 10.Emergency Measures -- 11.Learning the Lessons -- 12.What to Do for the Best -- 13.New Appointments -- 14.Decisions -- 15.Fighter Command Enters the Fray -- 16.Crisis -- 17.Black Monday -- 18.Dunkirk: The Beginning -- 19.Dunkirk: In the Balance -- 20.Dunkirk: The Middle -- 21.Dunkirk: The End -- pt. II Respite -- 22.What Next? -- 23.The End in France -- 24.Hitler's Dilemma -- 25.All Alone -- 26.Getting Ready -- 27.Trouble at Sea: Part 1 -- 28.Bringing It All Together -- 29.Trouble at Sea: Part 2 -- 30.Crooked Leg -- pt. III Kanalkampf -- 31.First Combat -- 32.Peace Offerings -- 33.The Besieged -- 34.Hotting Up -- 35.Bombs on Germany, Bomben auf England -- pt. IV Battle Over Britain -- |
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Contents note continued: 36.The Wall of England -- 37.Adlertag -- 38.The Biggest Air Battle -- 39.The Hardest Day -- 40.Bombs on Berlin -- 41.Tactics and Technicalities -- 42.Breaking Point -- 43.Black Saturday -- 44.Summer Madness -- 45.The Crux -- 46.Wolfpack -- 47.Exhaustion -- 48.Last Flight |
| Summary |
"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."--Jacket |
| Notes |
Map on lining papers |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Great Britain.
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Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.
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| LC no. |
2010444896 |
| ISBN |
9780593059142 paperback |
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059305914X paperback |
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