Stephen Bungay' s magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.
"The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade." - Andrew Roberts
Stephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of Britain.
Unrivalled for its synthesis of all previous historical accounts, for the quality of its strategic analysis and its truly compulsive narrative, this is a book ultimately distinguished by its conclusions - that it was the British in the Battle who displayed all the virtues of efficiency, organisation and even ruthlessness we habitually attribute to the Germans, and they who fell short in their amateurism, ill-preparedness, poor engineering and even in their old-fashioned notions of gallantry.
An engrossing read for the military scholar and the general reader alike, this is a classic of military history that looks beyond the mythology, to explore all the tragedy and comedy; the brutality and compassion of war.
'The most exhaustive and detailed account of the Battle of Britain that has yet appeared'
'A fascinating case history in illusion and reality. He dispels the myths and kills the cliches... Admirable'
'The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade'
'Stephen Bungay delves into new ground. These threads have been woven together to form an eloquent and informative tapestry? It will be difficult for a new work on this subject to add any more to our knowledge of those months in 1940'
