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The Battle of Britain
Five Months That Changed History; May-October 1940
By Holland, James
- ISBN
- 978-0-31267-500-4
- Publisher
- St. Martin's
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Reviewed on March 1, 2011
The subtitle indicates one of the British author Holland's points: that the battle to save Britain actually started when Hitler invaded Western Europe in the spring of 1940, although the Battle of Britain is usually defined as from mid-July to mid-September. Holland's (Italy's Sorrow) main theme is the epic confrontation between the Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe, especially after the British, pushed to the English Channel from their toehold at Dunkerque...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
