{"product_id":"britain-at-bay-the-epic-story-of-the-second-world-war-1938-1941-9781101974698","title":"Britain at Bay: The Epic Story of the Second World War, 1938-1941","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom statesmen and military commanders to ordinary Britons, a bold, sweeping history of Britain's entrance into World War II--and its efforts to survive it--illuminating the ways in which the war permanently transformed a nation and its people\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Might be the single best examination of British politics, society and strategy in these four years that has ever been written.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere is the many-faceted, world-historically significant story of Britain at war. In looking closely at the military and political dimensions of the conflict's first crucial years, Alan Allport tackles pressing questions such as whether the war could have been avoided, how it could have been lost, how well the British lived up to their own values, and ultimately, what difference the war made to the fate of the nation. In answering these questions, he reexamines our assumptions and paints a vivid portrait of the ways in which the Second World War transformed British culture and society. This bracing account draws on a lively cast of characters--from the political and military leaders who made the decisions, to the ordinary citizens who lived through them--in a comprehensible and compelling single history of forty-six million people. A sweeping and groundbreaking epic, \u003ci\u003eBritain at Bay\u003c\/i\u003e gives us a fresh look at the opening years of the war, and illuminates the integral moments that, for better or for worse, made Britain what it is today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Allport\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/26\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781101974698","brand":"Vintage","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45486733688969,"sku":"9781101974698","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_292cc620-1b81-4932-91da-3c0e94223cf7.jpg?v=1775542597","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/britain-at-bay-the-epic-story-of-the-second-world-war-1938-1941-9781101974698","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}