| 1940 the Second World War in Photographs: Britain Stands Alone Contributor(s): Christopher, John (Author), McCutcheon, Campbell (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445622076 ISBN-13: 9781445622071 Publisher: Amberley Publishing
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: September 2014 Click for more in this series: Second World War in Photographs |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - World War Ii - History | Military - Weapons - History | Military - Pictorial |
| Dewey: 940.542 |
| LCCN: 2015300654 |
| Series: Second World War in Photographs |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" L (1.00 lbs) 176 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's |
| Features: Illustrated, Maps |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1940 As the period of the 'Phoney War' came to an end, the Nazis unleashed their Blitzkrieg tactics, which saw the rapid mobility of the ground forces closely supported by superior air power. The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Norway fell in the spring, and the British Expeditionary Force made a hasty retreat from the beaches of Dunkirk in Operation Dynamo. Winston Churchill, the new Prime Minister of the coalition government, described the evacuation of thousands of troops by an armada of little vessels as a miracle. But, following the fall of France in June, he issued a sombre warning that Britain now fought alone. The nation's fate was in the hands of the 'Few', the men of fighter command who fought to hold back G ring's Luftwaffe in its bid to gain superiority in the air as the prelude to a German invasion. This was the Battle of Britain, and as the Spitfires and Hurricanes jousted with enemy fighters and bombers in the late summer of 1940, the ordinary people of London and many other cities and towns came to know the terror of the air raids. John Christopher and Campbell McCutcheon tell the story of 1940 at war using many rare and often unpublished images, showing the rapidly changing nature of the conflict, as well as its impact on the everyday person. |
Contributor Bio(s): McCutcheon, Campbell: - Campbell McCutcheon has had a life-long interest in the Olympic-class vessels and naval shipping. He has written extensively on the subject along with some Military History and Bradshaw's Railway titles for Amberley. He lives in Gloucestershire, but he was born within sight and sound of the water and has been interested in ships from a young age.Christopher, John: - John Christopher has written and edited a number of books on Engineering, Military History and Railway and Road Transport, specializing in the life and works of Isambard Kingdom Brunel and being the series editor for Amberley's Bradshaw's Guides series. He has also appeared in Michael Portillo's Great British Railway Journeys television series. In between writing books, he is a balloon pilot and Land Rover fan. He lives in Gloucestershire. |
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