{"product_id":"9781846143564-the-battle-of-britain","title":"The Battle of Britain","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMyth and Reality\u003cbr\u003eHow 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? This title deals with these questions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dictators\u003c\/i\u003e, Richard Overy's \u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Britain: Myth and Reality\u003c\/i\u003e is the best introduction available to a defining moment in British history. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  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? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'It is harder to imagine a sounder and more succinct account of the Battle of Britain'\u003cbr\u003e  Max Hastings, \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  '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'\u003cbr\u003e  Noble Frankland, \u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  '\u003ci\u003eThe Battle of Britain\u003c\/i\u003e is hard to beat'\u003cbr\u003e  Saul David, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Exemplary . a compelling account'\u003cbr\u003e  Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Succeeds brilliantly . along the way a lot of myths bite the dust'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A captivating and brilliant analysis of the fragile circumstances of Britain's victory'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eRichard Overy\u003c\/b\u003e has spent much of his distinguished career studying the intellectual, social and military ideas that shaped the cataclysm of the Second World War, particularly in his books \u003ci\u003e1939 - Countdown to War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhy the Allies Won\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRussia's War\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Morbid Age\u003c\/i\u003e. Overy's \u003ci\u003eThe Dictators: Hitler's Germany, Stalin's Russia\u003c\/i\u003e won the Wolfson Prize for History and the Hessell Tiltman Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56451606806902,"sku":"9781846143564","price":8.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34503831.jpg?v=1760463151","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781846143564-the-battle-of-britain","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}