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The many not the few [[electronic resource] ] : the stolen history of the Battle of Britain / / Richard North



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Autore: North Richard Visualizza persona
Titolo: The many not the few [[electronic resource] ] : the stolen history of the Battle of Britain / / Richard North Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2012
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (468 p.)
Disciplina: 940.54211
Soggetto topico: Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940
World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Great Britain
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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; Index
Sommario/riassunto: Immortalised 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
Titolo autorizzato: The many not the few  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-280-58070-4
9786613610485
1-4411-8551-8
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910461572903321
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