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200 14$aThe many not the few$b[electronic resource] $ethe stolen history of the Battle of Britain /$fRichard North
210   $aLondon ;$aNew York $cContinuum$d2012
215   $a1 online resource (468 p.)
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a1-4411-3151-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aAcknowledgements; 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; Index
330   $aImmortalised 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 the
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