During the summer of 1940, the Nazi Blitzkrieg had swept across much of Western Europe, capturing ground up to the Channel coast. A German invasion of Britain was expected to be launched at any moment. However, the key to the success of such an invasion would be control of the skies over Britain – and the country's defenders had resolved not to surrender to the Nazi raiders. The stage was set for one of the most significant battles of the Second World War.

This illustrated book tells the heroic story of the aerial battle, as well as the Blitz bombing campaign that followed, through photographs, interviews, excerpts from diaries and letters, film stills, and artworks from the world-renowned IWM archives. Personal accounts from those who lived through the famous "Summer of the Spitfire" in 1940 bring to life this truly unique visual retelling of one of the defining moments of the conflict.

Pages: 240, Dimensions: 22x22cm