In the summer of 1940 Britain stood alone as Nazi Germany was swiftly tightening its grip on Europe. Hitler’s forces appeared to be invincible, having swept through Poland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and France. Invasion seemed inevitable as the Führer’s eyes turned to Britain, isolated against the might of fascism. But Hitler reckoned without the indomitable will and spirit of the British people and their leader, Winston Churchill. Spitfire Summer is the story of that extraordinary time: packed full of unique material and first-hand accounts from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, it tells of the men and women who won the Battle of Britain in that fateful summer, at home and in the air. This edition also features an audio CD with first-hand dramatic accounts of the summer of the Spitfire.

Spitfire Summer: When Britain Stood Alone

History

Brown, Malcolm

Europe

Andre Deutsch

Spitfire Summer: The Story of the Battle of Britain

World War I has long been acknowledged as one of the great traumas of modern history. In this conflict the Western Front - for the British, the French, the Americans and the principal enemy, the Germans - was the central stage. Basically it was there that the war was lost and won. But the nature of the warfare that took place there was so horrific, and in human terms so costly, that it has left a permanent scar on the imagination and attitudes of later generations. This book produces evidence which in virtually every case is in public print for the first time; new material from the enormous archives of the Imperial War Museum, from first hand contemporary accounts, letters, etc, in fact a complete and previously unpublished account of this stupendous and horrific campaign. And throughout it is illustrated with rare black and white photos and colour illustrations. All aspects are dealt with: the great battles such as the Somme, Passchendaele, Ludendorf's final offensive, and the experiences of subalterns, privates, gunners, nurses, Australians, war artists and officers.

The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front

Military

SIDGWICK JACKSON

The Imperial War Museum has drawn on its extensive archives  and resources to produce this volume on the great conflict of 1914-1918. The book includes extracts from diaries, letters, memoirs, taped interviews, plus numerous illustrations including photographs, paintings, pamplets, posters and clips  of film documenting the events of the war. Malcolm Brown is  the author of "Christmas Truce" and "Tommy Goes to War".

The Imperial War Museum Book of the First World War: A Great Conflict Recalled in Previously Unpublished Letters, Diaries and Memoirs

The shadow of the Somme has lain across the century. For many it is the ultimate symbol of the folly and futility of war. Others see it as a hallmark of heroic endeavour and achievement. This book, timed for the eightieth anniversary, offers a remarkably fresh perspective on the bitterly fought 1916 campaign. Using hitherto unpublished evidence from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, it tells its powerful and dramatic story through the letters and diaries of those who were there.

Imperial War Museum Book of the Somme

Trans-Atlantic Pubns

'When is this awful nightmare to end?' was the question in countless people's minds at the beginning of 1918. But by November a young infantryman in France could write: 'I feel as if a great black cloud has been lifted from the world, and that the sun is shining again for the first time for years'. The dramatic series of events that produced the astonishing change of mood reflected in those quotations is the subject of this new volume by distinguished military historian Malcolm Brown - a volume which provides the authentic voice of the British soldier in 1918. Published on the eightieth anniversary of the 1918 Armistice, it tells the story of a year which, Malcolm Brown argues, has been unduly neglected in favour of its more famous predecessors, the years of the Somme and Passchendaele. Yet the casualty lists on all sides were longer in 1918, and never was there a year with more remarkable turns of fortune and intensity of action. At one time there was a serious fear that Britain might have to evacuate her troops from the continent and that the war would be lost. Only a matter of weeks later, however, Germany's armies were retreating in disarray and her leaders were suing for peace.

The Imperial War Museum Book of 1918: Year of Victory

The Imperial War Museum Book of 1914: The Men Who Went to War (Pan Grand Strategy Series)

Drawing on new material from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, Malcolm Brown skillfully recreates the pivotal year of 1914 through the eyes of the men and women who experienced the war first-hand, vividly capturing the brutality of war as well as the moments of humanity.

Macmillan, UK

The Politics of Irish Literature: From Thomas Davis to W. B. Yeats (Washington Papers (Paperback))

University of Washington Press

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. It was produced from digital images created through the libraries’ mass digitization efforts. The digital images were cleaned and prepared for printing through automated processes. Despite the cleaning process, occasional flaws may still be present that were part of the original work itself, or introduced during digitization. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found online in the HathiTrust Digital Library at www.hathitrust.org.

Seven Stranded Coal Towns: A Study Of An American Depressed Area

Webb, John N.

Americas

Da Capo Press

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Spitfire Summer: When Britain Stood Alone

Spitfire Summer: The Story of the Battle of Britain

Spitfire Summer: The Story of the Battle of Britain

The Imperial War Museum Book of the Western Front

The Imperial War Museum Book of the First World War: A Great Conflict Recalled in Previously Unpublished Letters, Diaries and Memoirs

Imperial War Museum Book of the Somme

The Imperial War Museum Book of 1918: Year of Victory

The Imperial War Museum Book of 1914: The Men Who Went to War (Pan Grand Strategy Series)

The Politics of Irish Literature: From Thomas Davis to W. B. Yeats (Washington Papers (Paperback))

Seven Stranded Coal Towns: A Study Of An American Depressed Area