Taking its readers on a breathtaking journey from open lifeboats in
Atlantic gales to the cockpits of burning fighter-planes, and through
cities devastated by the Blitz, FINEST HOUR recreates the terror, the
tragedy and the triumph of the Battle of Britain.
This powerful account of the events of 1940 is told through the
voices, diaries, letters and memoirs of the men and women who lived,
loved, fought and died during this terrible yet inspiring year.
FINEST HOUR blends original historical research with the experiences
of ordinary people in desperate times. Cutting through the nostalgic
haze, this book enables readers to experience a time - still within
living memory - when a nations's darkest hour became its finest.
'A wonderful oral history of Great Britain during the
Dunkirk evacuation and the Battle of Britain in the tradition of
Stephan Ambrose; recommended for all collections.'
Tim Clayton, a former research fellow at Worcester
College, Oxford, is a specialist is eighteenth-century history and
culture. He is a leading authority on the printed images of that
period. His previous bestselling books include FINEST HOUR, END OF THE
BEGINNING and TRAFALGAR, described by the Observer as 'a landmark
book'. Phil Craig, the creator of the Finest Hour TV series, is a
distinguished independent producer of political and historical
documentaries.
