Covers the problems confronted by Churchill as he becomes Prime Minister, the Battle of France, the story of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, and the rebuilding of England's Army.

The understaffed, technically inferior British Royal Air Force holds off an invasion by the German Luftwaffe in 1940.

France had fallen. Britain, its children evacuated to safety, its armies defeated in Dunkrk, stood alone. The only defense the country had against Hitler's Luftwaffe was a handful of brave young men and the fledgling RAF Fighter Command. Against overwhelming odds, the resilient RAF fought and won a battle which changed the course of history. The greatest air battle of all time - The Battle of Britain.

Presents personal accounts of the pilots who fought and survived that battle.

Bullied at school and by his father, thirteen-year-old Jack, a messenger boy during the London Blitz, becomes a hero after meeting a stray dog that can smell people buried beneath rubble.

1940: The air over Britain is filled with danger. Courageous and heroic men fly and fight, often sacrificing their lives to keep the nation free. Some of them will disappear into the summer sky without leaving a trace . . . This remarkable book records the lives of RAF pilots who were shot down and remained missing for decades-until diligent research efforts by author Andy Saunders and others brought identification to them and closure to their families....

An assessment of the Battle of Britain recreating the experiences of both the German and British soldiers, the day to day conditions of war, the structure of command, and the technology and machinery of war.

"If Hitler fails to invade or destroy Britain, he has lost the war," Churchill said in the summer of 194o. He was right. The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War, and now, acclaimed British historian James Holland has written the definitive account of this battle based on extensive new research from around the world, including thousands of new interviews with people on both sides of the fighting. -- Had...

An account of the Battle of Britain including descriptions of the air fighting, and interviews and correspondence with surviving aircrew and ground staff.