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One is poised on the edge of victory, the other threatened by invasion and defeat yet holding on, his own life in the balance and also that of the free world.
In his reconstruction of the 80 days from May 10 to July 31, 1940, the author shows just how close England came to losing the war. He paints Churchill as resolute, threatened from within and without, yet unshakably determined. And Hitler flushed with victory, yet fatally undecided about how to close with Britain.
"Lukacs’s is a rigorous intelligence making strong arguments in clear language. . . . I wish other writers on the right would ponder Mr. Lukacs’s insight."—New York Times Book Review
“An outstanding historian.”—Financial Times
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"I enjoyed the book a lot. The author shows a clear love for Churchill...probably giving him more credit than he deserves. However, the book makes clear that it was Churchill's steadiness that brought Britain through the first months of the war and prepared them for the long fight. "
— Karl (4 out of 5 stars)
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" This is a day-by-day account of the eighty-day struggle in 1940 between Hitler -- poised on the edge of absolute victory -- and Churchill -- threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. "
— Eddy, 10/31/2013 -
" I enjoyed the book a lot. The author shows a clear love for Churchill...probably giving him more credit than he deserves. However, the book makes clear that it was Churchill's steadiness that brought Britain through the first months of the war and prepared them for the long fight. "
— Karl, 10/17/2012 -
" How Churchill faced down the most powerful Army and Air Force in the world. "
— Don, 5/31/2010 -
" How Churchill faced down the most powerful Army and Air Force in the world. "
— Don, 1/20/2009
About John Lukacs
John Lukacs was professor of history at Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, until his retirement and has been visiting professor at many universities. He is the author of twenty-one books, among them The Hitler of History, The Duel, The End of the Twentieth Century and the End of the Modern Age (which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize), and A Thread of Years. He is the recipient of numerous academic honors and awards.
About Grover Gardner
Grover Gardner (a.k.a. Tom Parker) is an award-winning narrator with over a thousand titles to his credit. Named one of the “Best Voices of the Century” and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards.