Finest hour
Taking its readers on a journey from open lifeboats in Atlantic gales to the cockpits of burning fig...
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Taking its readers on a journey from open lifeboats in Atlantic gales to the cockpits of burning fighter-planes, and through cities devastated by the Blitz, Finest Hour recreates the terror, the tragedy and the triumph of the Battle of Britain.This account of the events of 1940, is told through the voices, diaries, letters and memoirs of the men and women who lived, loved, fought and died during this terrible yet inspiring year. These personal testimonies, taken from over a hundred original interviews, are combined with an often controversial account of the elaborate political intrigues and betrayals of the period - the Royal Navy assault on the French fleet and American's secret plans to cope with Britain's defeat.Finest Hour blends original historical research with the experiences of ordinary people in desperate times. Cutting through the nostalgic haze, this book enables readers to experience something of a time - still within common living memory - when a nation's darkest hour became its finest.
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