Taking London by Martin Dugard, Hardcover

Synopsis

From Martin Dugard, #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Bill O'Reilly's Killing series—with more than 12 million copies sold—comes a soaring account of London's desperate fight for survival during the Blitz

Great Britain, 1940. France has fallen, following the fates of Poland, Belgium, Luxemburg, and the Netherlands. Adolf Hitler’s powerful armies have all of Europe at heel. In London, Neville Chamberlain’s government has collapsed, and a once-disgraced politician, Winston Churchill, has succeeded him as prime minister, determined to face the Nazi menace, no matter the costs. England stands alone.  

Luckily for Churchill, one Englishman had seen the future. R.J. Mitchell was a young engineer who’d developed a remarkable vision for a fighter airplane like no other—fast, nimble, capable to overcoming any other plane and blasting from the sky. He called it the Spitfire. By the time Hitler launches thousands of German bombers against London, Mitchell is long dead. But his legacy will save England.

The ferocious and personal struggle soon taking place between fighter pilots of the Royal Air Force and German Luftwaffe is set against the backdrop of wartime London. Nazi plans to capture the city depend upon their overwhelming air power. The fate of the British people hinges on a small group of elite pilots stopping this onslaught—a band of brothers who will go down in history as The Few.

About the Author

Martin Dugard is the New York Times bestselling author of several books of history, among them the Killing series, Into Africa, and The Explorers.