The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain - Softcover

Bungay, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781314950 ISBN 13: 9781781314951

Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd, 2015

Synopsis

Stephen Bungay’ s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.

Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions – that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans, and they who fell short in their amateurism, ill-preparedness, poor engineering and even in their old-fashioned notions of gallantry.

An engrossing read for the military scholar and the general reader alike, this is a classic of military history that looks beyond the mythology, to explore all the tragedy and comedy; the brutality and compassion of war.

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Review:

‘Stephen Bungay delves into new ground. These threads have been woven together to form an eloquent and informative tapestry€¦ It will be difficult for a new work on this subject to add any more to our knowledge of those months in 1940’ 

‘The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade’

'A fascinating case history in illusion and reality. He dispels the myths and kills the cliches... Admirable'

'The most exhaustive and detailed account of the Battle of Britain that has yet appeared'

'A fascinating case history in illusion and reality. He dispels the myths and kills the cliches... Admirable'

‘The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade’

‘Stephen Bungay delves into new ground. These threads have been woven together to form an eloquent and informative tapestry... It will be difficult for a new work on this subject to add any more to our knowledge of those months in 1940’ 

From the Publisher:

A compelling read for the military scholar and general reader alike, this is a classic of military history. Stephen Bungay's magisterial account of the Battle of Britain questions the truth behind the myths and his investigation affords some surprising revelations about the battle for the skies. `The Most Dangerous Enemy' provides a comprehensive and thoughtful insight into one of the most important events in our country's past.

About this edition

• Publisher: Aurum Press Ltd
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1781314950
• ISBN 13: 9781781314951
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512