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Seventy years ago, Europe lay at Hitler's feet. Britain faced its darkest hour - outnumbered and friendless as the German army continued its advance. Defeat or capitulation seemed inevitable. But instead a legend was born. Taking its readers on a breathtaking journey from open lifeboats in Atlantic gales to the cockpits of burning fighter-planes, and through cities devastated by the Blitz, FINEST HOUR recreates the terror, the tragedy and the triumph of the Battle of Britain. This powerful account of the events of 1940 is told through the voices, diaries, letters and memoirs of the men and women who lived, loved, fought and died during this terrible yet inspiring year. FINEST HOUR also contains a provocative analysis of key turning points, and questions some cherished national myths. Cutting through the nostalgic haze, this book enables readers to experience a time - still within living memory - when a nation's darkest hour became its finest.Product Identifiers
PublisherHodder & Stoughton
ISBN-139781444710182
eBay Product ID (ePID)96885170
Product Key Features
Number of Pages448 Pages
Publication NameFinest Hour: the Bestselling Story of the Battle of Britain
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2010
TypeTextbook
AuthorTim Clayton, Phil Craig
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height234 mm
Item Weight632 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorTim Clayton, Phil Craig
Series TitleExtraordinary Lives, Extraordinary Stories of World War Two