The Battle Of Britain

Informationen zum Autor Richard Overy is Honorary Research Professor of History at the University of Exeter and one of Britain's most distinguished historians. His major works include The Dictators, winner of the 2005 Wolfson Prize, The Morbid Age and The Bombing War, which won a Cundill Award for Historical Excellence in 2014. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and a Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. Klappentext Richard Overy is Professor of History at the University of Exeter. His books include Why the Allies Won , Russia's War , The Morbid Age , and The Dictators , which won the Wolfson and the Hessell Tiltman Prizes for history in 2005. Zusammenfassung How close did Britain really come to invasion during this time? What were Hitler and Churchill's motives? And what was the battle's real effect on the outcome of the war? This title deals with these questions.

Product details

• Authors: Richard Overy
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2010
• EAN: 9781846143564
• ISBN: 978-1-84614-356-4
• No. of pages: 176
• Weight: 130 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, Air forces & warfare, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Air forces and warfare, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Battles and campaigns