The Battle of Britain Experience - Rilegato

Overy, Richard

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ISBN 10: 0233004521 ISBN 13: 9780233004525

Casa editrice: Andre Deutsch Ltd, 2015

Riassunto

On June 18, 1940, Churchill declared in the House of Commons: "The Battle of France is over. . . the Battle for Britain is about to begin." With the fall of France, Great Britain was Hitler's last remaining stepping-stone to European domination. In July, Hitler told his commanders to prepare for the invasion of England. To do this they would have to destroy the RAF—Britain's last line of defense. As such, the Battle of Britain was without doubt one of, if not the, most important victories in British history. At the end of it Hitler canceled all plans to invade England and the Allies maintained a European stronghold from which to launch the eventual operation to recapture mainland Europe.

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Recensione:

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) --Sunday Telegraph

Succeeds brilliantly ... puts the battle in context, and along the way a lot of myths bite the dust (Robin Knight Time) --Robin Knight Times

Brilliant (The Economist) --The Economist

L'autore:

Richard Overy is a professor of history at the University of Exeter, and is a world-renowned historian and an expert on the history of World War II, air warfare, and the Hitler and Stalin dictatorships. He has won five prizes for his published work, including in 2005 the Wolfson prize for History. He is the author of the Second World War Experience four-part series in association with the Imperial War Museum and The Battle of Britain Experience, in association with the RAF. He is a regular contributor to the Guardian, Independent, and Sunday Telegraph.

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• Editore: Andre Deutsch Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• ISBN 10: 0233004521
• ISBN 13: 9780233004525
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 64