Finest Hour : The Battle of Britain

Clayton, Tim; Craig, Philip R.

ISBN 10: 0684869306 / ISBN 13: 9780684869308

Published by New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 2000, New York, NY, U.S.A., 2000

About this Item

Hard Cover/Boards. Very Good++/Very Good++. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book has 349 pages with b&w illustrations. Tiny bit of wear to edge of dj. Sixty years ago, Europe lay at the feet of Adolf Hitler. The book recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the events of 1940 - months when the fate of the world truly did hang in the balance. It is a powerful account, told through the voice, diaries, letters, loved, fought and died during that terrible yet ultimately triumphant year.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Finest Hour : The Battle of Britain
• Publisher: New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster Trade, 2000, New York, NY, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0684869306
• ISBN 13: 9780684869308
• Binding: Hard Cover/Boards
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Very Good++
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good++
• Seller catalogs:
  • World War II

About this title

Synopsis

An indepth retelling of the legendary Battle of Britain, in which the fate of the world lay on the shoulders of the pilots of the Royal Air Force, draws from newly available archival material and interviews. TV tiein. (4part PBS/WGBH miniseries)

About the Author

Tim Clayton is a former research fellow at Worcester College, Oxford, and the author of numerous articles and books, including The English Print: 1688-1802. He has also worked as a writer and producer of television documentaries, including Voices in the Dark, a film about the historian Carlo Ginzburg.