Showing The Hardest Day: The Battle of Britain, 18 August 1940 by Alfred Price
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Sunday 18 August 1940 saw the Luftwaffe launch three major air assaults on Britain and the events of that day changed the destiny of the war. The author gives a minute-by-minute account of that hardest day as experienced by those involved - RAF and Luftwaffe aircrew, behind-the-scenes planners and strategists, and members of the public.
Important places
- Biggin Hill (1)
- Coulsdon (1)
- Croydon (18)
- Selsdon (1)
- Amiens (22)
- Arundel (9)
- Beachy Head (4)
- Bletchingley (1)
- Caen (19)
- Calais (78)
- Canterbury (100)
- Caterham (1)
- Chequers (6)
- Dover (41)
- Dungeness (3)
- Dunkirk (63)
- Edenbridge (1)
- Gosport (18)
- Harrietsham (2)
- Herne Bay (3)
- Hook (1)
- Middlesex (8)
- Rennes (16)
- Romney marsh (38)
- Whitstable (4)
- Whyteleafe (1)
Regions
- Brent (23)
- Bromley (15)
- Croydon (23)
- West Sussex (108)
- Kent (424)
- Wiltshire (272)
- Surrey (137)
- Calvados (459)
- Hampshire (229)
- Isle of Wight (78)
- Ille-et-Vilaine (24)
- Nord (100)
- Pas-de-Calais (140)
- Somme (97)
Countries
- France (7,260)
- United Kingdom (21,421)
Other geographical areas
- Bretagne (112)
- Bretagne (145)
- English Channel (250)
- Hauts-de-France (360)
- Normandie (609)
- South East (2,496)
- South West (2,602)
- Greater London (7,856)