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'It is harder to imagine a sounder and more succinct account of the Battle of Britain' Max Hastings, Evening Standard
The extraordinary struggle between British and German air forces in 1940 was one of the pivotal events of the Second World War. How close did Britain really come to invasion during this time? What were Hitler and Churchill's motives? And what was the battle's real effect on the outcome of the war? Destroying many myths about the conflict, The Battle of Britain is the best introduction available to a defining moment in British history.
'No individual British victory after Trafalgar was more decisive in challenging the course of a major war than the Battle of Britain ... the best historical analysis in readable form which has yet appeared on this prime subject' Noble Frankland, The Times Literary Supplement
'The Battle of Britain is hard to beat' Saul David, Sunday Telegraph
'Exemplary ... a compelling account' Boyd Tonkin, Independent
'Succeeds brilliantly ... along the way a lot of myths bite the dust' Time
'A captivating and brilliant analysis of the fragile circumstances of Britain's victory' Observer
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