{"product_id":"britain-at-bay-9781101974698","title":"Britain at Bay","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom statesmen and military commanders to ordinary Britons, a bold, sweeping history of Britain''s entrance into World War II—and its efforts to survive it—illuminating the ways in which the war permanently transformed a nation and its people\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Might be the single best examination of British politics, society and strategy in these four years that has ever been written.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere is the many-faceted, world-historically significant story of Britain at war. In looking closely at the military and political dimensions of the conflict’s first crucial years, Alan Allport tackles pressing questions such as whether the war could have been avoided, how it could have been lost, how well the British lived up to their own values, and ultimately, what difference the war made to the fate of the nation. In answering these questions, he reexamines our assumptions and paints a vivid p","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49528806736215,"sku":"9781101974698","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781101974698.jpg?v=1731873087","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/britain-at-bay-9781101974698","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}