The Battle of Britain is the stirring story of 1940 when Britain, isolated and besieged, faced defeat by the mightiest war machine the world has known. Yet Arthur Ward's highly innovative book is not just another account of the Battle of Britain. During four yearsof painstaking research and compilation, he has delved beneath the familiar territory of the conflict into the experiences of those involved to rekindle the special and fleeting atmosphere of 1940 and recapture its distinctive style and flavour.