Britain's War

byDaniel Todman

Into Battle, 1937-1941

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The most terrible emergency in Britain's history, the Second World War required an unprecedented national effort.

Britain's War is a narrative of these epic events, an analysis of the myriad factors that shaped military success and failure, and an explanation of what the war tells us about the history of modern Britain. As compelling on the major military events as he is on the experience of ordinary people living through exceptional times, Todman suffuses his extraordinary book with a vivid sense of a struggle which left nobody unchanged - and explores why, despite terror, separation and deprivation, Britons were overwhelmingly willing to pay the price of victory.

This is an energetic, ambitious, provocative work by a young historian of notable gifts, which deserves a wide readership

Max Hastings, The Sunday Times

About Daniel Todman

Daniel Todman is Professor of Modern History at Queen Mary, University of London. He was named The Times Young Academic Author of the Year in 2005 for The Great War: Myth and Memory. He previously taught in the Department of War Studies at the Royal Military Academy and was the co-editor of Lord Alanbrooke's bestselling War Diaries. The first volume of Britain's War (Into Battle: 1937-1941) was published to great acclaim in 2016.
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  • Imprint: Penguin
  • ISBN: 9780141026916
  • Length: 848 pages
  • Dimensions: 197mm x 36mm x 129mm
  • Weight: 595g
  • Price: £18.99
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