Their Finest HourChurchill's account of the eight uneasy, dangerous months from May to December 1940, as Britain stands isolated and Germany follows its warpath. In Their Finest Hour, Winston Churchill describes the invasion of France and a growing sense of dismay in Britain. Should Britain meet France's desperate pleas for reinforcements or conserve their resources in preparation for the inevitable German assault? In the book's second half, entitled simply "Alone," Churchill discusses Great Britain's position as the last stronghold against German conquest: the battle for control of the skies over Britain, diplomatic efforts to draw the United States into the war, and the spreading global conflict. Their Finest Hour is part of the epic six-volume account of World War II told from the viewpoint of a man who led in the fight against tyranny, and enriched with extensive primary sources including memos, letters, orders, speeches, and telegrams, day-by-day accounts of reactions as the drama intensifies. Throughout these volumes, we read the strategies and counterstrategies unfold in response to Hitler's conquest of Europe, planned invasion of England, and assault on Russia, in a mesmerizing account of the crucial decisions made as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. |
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Contents
THE NATIONAL COALITION | 5 |
THE BATTLE OF FRANCE | 25 |
The Forward Movements starting May 10 | 29 |
The Opposing Forces May 13 | 37 |
THE BATTLE OF FRANCE | 47 |
Situation Evening May 18 | 50 |
Battle of Arras May 2122 | 63 |
IV | 66 |
State of Readiness of Infantry Divisions 239243 | 239 |
THE INVASION PROBLEM | 247 |
OPERATION SEA LION | 266 |
Sketch Map of German Invasion Plan | 273 |
Chapter Page | 281 |
Graph of Battle of Britain | 298 |
BASES | 353 |
EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST | 369 |
Situation at Nightfall May 25 | 75 |
THE DELIVERANCE OF DUNKIRK | 87 |
Situation May 28 | 93 |
THE RUSH FOR THE SPOILS | 105 |
BACK TO FRANCE | 122 |
The Opposing Forces on the Western Flank June 5 1940 | 132 |
HOME DEFENCE June | 143 |
The Last Stand of the French Army June 1940 | 170 |
THE BORDEAUX ARMISTICE | 175 |
ADMIRAL DARLAN AND THE FRENCH FLEET ORAN | 197 |
THE APPARATUS OF COUNTERATTACK | 213 |
AT | 225 |
Disposition of Main Fleets in Mediterranean June 14 1940 | 389 |
RELATIONS WITH VICHY AND SPAIN | 449 |
General Map of N W France and Belgium facing | 462 |
MUSSOLINI ATTACKS GREECE | 470 |
LENDLEASE | 488 |
Desert Victory December 1940January 1941 | 545 |
A Minutes and Telegrams MayDecember 1940 | 559 |
B Loss by Enemy Action of British Allied | 637 |
Correspondence relating to Dakar between | 645 |
F List of Abbreviations | 651 |
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