02727nam 2200565Ia 450 991078993890332120230801222407.01-280-58070-497866136104851-4411-8551-8(CKB)2670000000174426(EBL)894592(OCoLC)787843585(SSID)ssj0000657232(PQKBManifestationID)12283655(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000657232(PQKBWorkID)10655724(PQKB)10713694(MiAaPQ)EBC894592(Au-PeEL)EBL894592(CaPaEBR)ebr10554625(CaONFJC)MIL361048(EXLCZ)99267000000017442620110313d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe many not the few[electronic resource] the stolen history of the Battle of Britain /Richard NorthLondon ;New York Continuum20121 online resource (468 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-4411-3151-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.Acknowledgements; Foreword by Christopher; Introduction; 1; Battle lines; 2; Let battle begin; 3; War of the people; 4; War and peace; 5; Closing the door; 6; War drums; 7; Eagle Attack; 8; Redefining the war; 9; Countdown to the Blitz; 10; Start of the Blitz; 11; Rebellion; 12; Consequences; 13; The widening war; 14; The battle won?; 15; To the victor the spoils; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Websites and Archives; IndexImmortalised in Churchill's often quoted assertion that never before was so much owed by so many to so few, the top-down narrative of the Battle of Britain has been firmly established in British legend. Britain was saved from German invasion by the gallant band of Fighter Command Pilots in their Spitfires and Hurricanes, and the public owed them their freedom. Richard North's radical re-evaluation of the Battle of Britain dismantles this mythical retelling of events. Taking a wider perspective than the much-discussed air war, North takes a fresh look at the conflict as a whole to show that theBritain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940World War, 1939-1945CampaignsGreat BritainBritain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.World War, 1939-1945Campaigns940.54211North Richard542072MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789938903321The many not the few3775505UNINA