The duel : 10 May-31 July 1940 : the eighty-day struggle between Churchill and Hitler

This is a day-by-day account of the eighty-day struggle in 1940 between Hitlerpoised on the edge of absolute victoryand Churchillthreatened by imminent invasion and defeat--on the eve of the second World War. "A masterful bookmasterful in its portrayal of its protagonists, masterful in its overall understanding of the death-struggle in which they engaged, masterful, above all, in its vivid, suspenseful chronicling of the most momentous eighty days in the history of this century." Geoffrey Ward "This is a marvelous book. John Lukacs has lucid, unsentimental insight into the mind and character of both Churchill and Hitler." Conor Cruise OBrien "A wonderful story wonderfully told." George F. Will "It is salutary to be reminded in this powerful study how close Hitler came to winning in 1940. . . . An impressive study . . . [written] with elegance and panache." Peter Stansky, New York Times "A master of narrative history on a par with Barbara Tuchman and Garrett Mattingly." Kirkus Reviews This day-by-day account of the maneuvering between Britain and Germany in 1940 is “a wonderful story wonderfully told” (George F. Will, New York Times -bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize winner). During the late spring and early summer of 1940, Hitler was poised on the edge of absolute victory, having advanced rapidly through a large part of Europe—and Britain was threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. From the acclaimed author of Five Days in London, May 1940 , this book tells the story of two leaders facing off against each other, and the decisions they made that shaped the eventual outcome of the Second World War. “Powerful...An impressive study [written] with elegance and panache.”— The New York Times “A master of narrative history on a par with Barbara Tuchman and Garrett Mattingly.”— Kirkus Reviews “An often witty and always fascinating—even entertaining—writer.”— The Washington Post 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.“A masterful book—masterful in its portrayal of its protagonists, masterful in its overall understanding of the death-struggle in which they engaged, masterful, above all, in its vivid, suspenseful chronicling of the most momentous eighty days in the history of this century."—Geoffrey Ward“This is a marvelous book. John Lukacs has lucid, unsentimental insight into the mind and character of both Churchill and Hitler."—Conor Cruise O'Brien“A wonderful story wonderfully told."—George F. Will“It is salutary to be reminded in this powerful study how close Hitler came to winning in 1940...An impressive study ...[written] with elegance and panache."—Peter Stansky, __New York Times__ “A master of narrative history on a par... This is a day-by-day account of the 80-day struggle in 1940 between Adolph Hitler, poised on the edge of absolute victory, and Winston Churchill, threatened by imminent invasion and defeat. Map A day-by-day reconstruction of the eighty days from May 10 to July 31 in 1940 between Adolf Hitler and Winston Churchill Offers an account of how close England came to losing the war