Battle of Britain 1940

“Affectingly written . . . a bittersweet memorial to the unheralded casualties of 1940 and their loved ones.” — Michigan War Studies Review The summer of 1940 remains a pivotal moment in modern British history that still inspires immense national pride and a global fascination. The Fall of France was catastrophic. Britain stood alone and within range of German air attack. America, with its vast resources, was neutral, Hitler’s forces unbeaten, the outlook for Britain bleak. As Winston Churchill