Battle of Britain (70th Anniversary edition)
Author(s): Richard Overy
"The Battle of Britain" tells the extraordinary story of one of the pivotal events of the Second World War - the struggle between British and German air forces in the late summer and autumn of 1940. Exposing many of the myths surrounding the conflict, the book provides answers to important questions: how close did Britain really come to invasion; what were Hitler and Churchill's motives; and, what was the battle's real effect on the outcome of the war. Told with great clarity and objectivity, this is a superb introduction to a defining moment in our history. 'No individual British victory after Trafalgar was more decisive in challenging the course of a major war than was the Battle of Britain ...In his carefully argued, clearly explained and impressively documented book ...Richard Overy is at pains to dispose of the myths and expose the real history of what he does not doubt was a great British victory ...the best historical analysis in readable form which has yet appeared on this prime subject' - Noble Frankland, "The Times Literary Supplement".
General Information
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : 0.136
- : 01 May 2010
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Other Specifications
- : Richard Overy
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : 176
- : maps
More About The Product
As an objective reassessment of this most critical of struggles, cogently argued and concisely written, The Battle of Britain is hard to beat -- Saul David Sunday Telegraph A captivating and readable analysis of the fragile circumstances of Britain's victory Observer Succeeds brilliantly ... puts the battle in context, and along the way a lot of myths bite the dust -- Robin Knight Time Brilliant The Economist
Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His books include Why the Allies Won, Russia's War, The Morbid Age, and The Dictators, which won the Wolfson and the Hessell Tiltman Prizes for history in 2005.
