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World in the Balance
Brooke C. Stoddard
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Description for World in the Balance
hardcover. In mid-1940, the British Expeditionary Force desperately attempted to flee the small French port of Dunkirk and reach British shores. France was falling, and the men were well aware that the German army had already conquered Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Belgium. Only Britain remained. Num Pages: 278 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 162 x 35. Weight in Grams: 556.
In mid-1940, the British Expeditionary Force desperately attempted to flee the small French port of Dunkirk and reach British shores. France was falling, and the men were well aware that the German army had already conquered Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Belgium. Only Britain remained. Churchill then proclaimed to the House of Commons, “Hitler will have to break us in this island or lose the war.” There were, perhaps, no more telling words spoken in World War II. For the following five months, Great Britain waged a heroic, and clandestine, struggle with Nazi Germany—one both psychological and diplomatic—over the fate ... Read more
In mid-1940, the British Expeditionary Force desperately attempted to flee the small French port of Dunkirk and reach British shores. France was falling, and the men were well aware that the German army had already conquered Poland, Denmark, Norway, Holland, and Belgium. Only Britain remained. Churchill then proclaimed to the House of Commons, “Hitler will have to break us in this island or lose the war.” There were, perhaps, no more telling words spoken in World War II. For the following five months, Great Britain waged a heroic, and clandestine, struggle with Nazi Germany—one both psychological and diplomatic—over the fate ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
278
Condition
New
Number of Pages
278
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597975162
SKU
V9781597975162
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Ref
99-11
About Brooke C. Stoddard
Brooke C. Stoddard is the former editor of Military Heritage magazine and the author of several articles on the summer and autumn of 1940. He is also a former editor at Time-Life Books. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.
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