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Control the skies, or Britain falls: A visual history of defiance.

The Battle of Britain: A Visual History

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  • Paperback

    240 pages

  • Release Date

    4 June 2026

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Summary

Hugely authoritative…brilliantly researched. - Dan Snow

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 battle…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781911748021
ISBN-10:1911748025
Author:Anthony Richards
Publisher:Imperial War Museum
Imprint:Imperial War Museum
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:240
Release Date:4 June 2026
Dimensions:220mm x 260mm
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The Battle of Britain: A Visual History by Anthony Richards - ISBN: 9781911748021
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About The Author

Anthony Richards

Anthony Richards is Head of Documents and Sound at Imperial War Museums. He is the author of two other best-selling ‘Visual History’ titles, D-Day and Normandy and The Somme, as well as many other books for IWM Publishing.

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