Название: 1942: Winston Churchill and Britain's Darkest Hour
Автор: Taylor Downing
Издательство: Pegasus Books
ISBN: 1639362320
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 432
Размер: 10,4 МБ
Язык: Английский

A revelatory new work of popular history focused on the year 1942, as the fate of Britain—and Winston Churchill’s leadership—hangs in the balance. Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat. In 1942, a string of military disasters engulfed Britain in rapid succession : the collapse in Malaya; the biggest surrender in British history at Singapore; the passing of three large German warships through the Straits of Dover in broad daylight; the longest ever retreat through Burma to the gates of India; serious losses to Rommel's forces in North Africa; the siege of Malta and the surrender at Tobruk.