Finest Hour

Taking its readers on a breathtaking journey from open lifeboats in North Atlantic gales to the cockpits of burning fighter planes, Finest Hour recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the events of 1940 . . . months when the fate of the world truly did hang in the balance. It is a powerful account, told through the voices, diaries, letters, and memoirs of the men and women who lived and loved, fought and died during that terrible and finally triumphant year. Their personal stories - these soldiers and airmen, diplomats and politicians, journalists and spies - are combined with a fresh and often controversial account of the swirling political intrigues and betrayals of the period.