This lively and objective study, based on German and British sources, examines the military and strategic blunders which led to the postponement of the assault.  'We are fighting by ourselves,' said Churchill, 'but we are not fighting for ourselves alone'.  This outstanding account reconstructs the military imperatives of those crucial months alongside the drama of everyday life in Britain, as Hitler's one remaining enemy stood at bay.

 

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