Battle of Britain Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940

Name: Battle of Britain Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
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ISBN: 9780312675004

ISBN-10: 0312675003

ISBN-13: 9780312675004

Edition: 2011

Authors: James Holland

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A groundbreaking new account of the Battle of Britain from acclaimed historian James HollandThe Battle of Britainpaints a stirring picture of an extraordinary summer when the fate of the world hung by a thread. Historian James Holland has now written the definitive account of those months based on extensive new research from around the world including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the battle. If Britain's defenses collapsed, Hitler would have dominated all of Europe. With France facing defeat and British forces pressed back to the Channel, there were few who believed Britain could survive; but, thanks to a sophisticated defensive system and the combined efforts of…

Book details

List price: $46.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 3/15/2011
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 736
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.30" long x 1.58" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



List of Maps and Figures


Note on the Text


Introduction



Miracles



First Flight



The Eve of Battle



The Go-for-Broke Gamble



Hook, Line and Sinker



The First Clash in the Air



Breakthrough



Inside the Third Reich



A Battle Against Time



The Battle is Lost



Emergency Measures



Learning the Lessons



What to Do for the Best



New Appointments



Decisions



Fighter Command Enters the Fray



Crisis



Black Monday



Dunkirk: The Beginning



Dunkirk: In the Balance



Dunkirk: The Middle



Dunkirk: The End



Respite



What Next?



The End in France



Hitler's Dilemma



All Alone



Getting Ready



Trouble at Sea: Part 1



Bringing It All Together



Trouble at Sea: Part 2



Crooked Leg



Kanalkampf



First Combat



Peace Offerings



The Besieged



Hotting Up



Bombs on Germany, Bomben auf England



Battle Over Britain



The Wall of England



Adlertag



The Biggest Air Battle



The Hardest Day



Bombs on Berlin



Tactics and Technicalities



Breaking Point



Black Saturday



Summer Madness



The Crux



Wolfpack



Exhaustion



Last Flight


Postscript


Glossary


Notes


Sources


Acknowledgements


Picture Acknowledgements


Index