ISBN: 9781597975162

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 … Plus…

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, â??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 Germanyâ??one both psychological and diplomaticâ??over the fate of the world. World in the Balance recounts these pivotal months. Rallying after Churchillâ??s speeches, destroying the French fleet so it would not fall to the Germans, fending off Nazi agents from former King Edward VIII, weakening Englandâ??s defenses to build up those of Egypt, establishing a dedication to secret radar, and engaging in deft diplomacyâ??notably saving Gibraltar by keeping Spain neutral and successfully courting favor in the United Statesâ??set all the pieces in place for eventual victory over Axis fascism. | World in the Balance by Brooke C. Stoddard Hardcover | Indigo Chapters Books > History > European History > United Kingdom History P10103, Brooke C. Stoddard<

2011, ISBN: 9781597975162

Hard cover, New., Glued binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 278 p., Washington, DC, [PU: Potomac Books]