| ISBN |
9780300166620 (hardback) |
| Name |
Prior, Robin author. |
| Title |
When Britain saved the west : the story of 1940 / Robin Prior. |
| Published |
New Haven Yale University Press, [2015] |
| ©2015 |
| Description |
xix, 335 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 25 cm. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-324) and index. |
| Contents |
1. Half-hearted war -- 2. The parliamentary crisis : Churchill ascendant, 7-10 May 1940 -- 3. The Cabinet crisis : Churchill challenged, 10-28 May 1940 -- 4. A close-run thing : the BEF's retreat to the coast, May 1940 -- 5. The great escape : the BEF, May-June 1940 -- 6. Alone : the collapse of the French alliance, May-July 1940 -- 7. Hitler at the door : the invasion threat, June-October 1940 -- 8. The Battle of Britain : the antagonists -- 9. The Battle of Britain : overture -- 10. The Battle of Britain : the crisis -- 11. The Battle of Britain : the battle won, 7 September-31 October 1940 -- 12. Terror by night : Britain survives the Blitz, September 1940-May 1941 -- 13. A little help from our friends : Britain and America, 1940-1941. |
| Subjects |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain |
| Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 |
| Dunkirk, Battle of, Dunkerque, France, 1940 |
| Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945 |
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