Description

By summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had swept through much of western
Europe, seizing control of territory right up to the Channel coast. A German
invasion of Britain was expected to begin at any moment. But the key to success
in such an invasion would be control of the skies over Britain – and the nation's
defenders were determined not to give in to their Nazi aggressors. The stage was
set for one of the most important battles of the Second World War.

This highly illustrated book tells the heroic story of the air battle, as well as
the Blitz bombing campaign which followed, through photographs, interviews,
diary and letter extracts, film stills and artwork from the world-famous
IWM archives. Personal testimony from those who lived through the famous
'Spitfire Summer' of 1940 brings to life this truly unique visual retelling
of one of the crucial moments of the conflict.