When Britain saved the west : the story of 1940 /: the story of 1940. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robin Prior.
• Authors: Prior, Robin
• Contents: Cover page -- Half title page -- Title page -- Copyright page -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 HALF-HEARTED WAR -- CHAPTER 2 THE PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS CHURCHILL ASCENDANT, 7â€?10 MAY 1940 -- CHAPTER 3 THE CABINET CRISIS CHURCHILL CHALLENGED, 10â€?28 MAY 1940 -- CHAPTER 4 A CLOSE-RUN THING THE BEFâ€?S RETREAT TO THE COAST, MAY 1940 -- CHAPTER 5 THE GREAT ESCAPE THE BEF, MAYâ€?JUNE 1940 -- CHAPTER 6 ALONE THE COLLAPSE OF THE FRENCH ALLIANCE, MAYâ€?JULY 1940 CHAPTER 7 HITLER AT THE DOOR THE INVASION THREAT, JUNEâ€?OCTOBER 1940CHAPTER 8 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN THE ANTAGONISTS -- CHAPTER 9THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN OVERTURE -- CHAPTER 10 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN THE CRISIS -- CHAPTER 11 THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN THE BATTLE WON 7 SEPTEMBERâ€?31 OCTOBER 1940 -- CHAPTER 12 TERROR BY NIGHT BRITAIN SURVIVES THE BLITZ, SEPTEMBER 1940â€?MAY 1941 -- CHAPTER 13 A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS BRITAIN AND AMERICA, 1940â€?1941 -- CONCLUSION -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
• Publisher Details: New Haven : Yale University Press
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 940.53/41; World War, 1939-1945 -- Great Britain; Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940; Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Grande-Bretagne; Bataille d'Angleterre, Grande-Bretagne, 1940; HISTORY -- Europe -- Western; Politics and government; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1936-1945; Grande-Bretagne -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1936-1945; Great Britain
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780300184006; 0300166621; 9780300166620
• Related ISBNs: 030018400X; 9780300226430; 0300226438
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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