Excellent

'Sets a standard which other books have not achieved'

'A fitting monument to a multiudinous loss'

'It is not easy, nowadays, to write an original book on the first world war...but Preston has succeeded'

'A book as majestic as its subject.  Preston is a consumate popular historian and a stylish and elegant writer'

'A complex story of heroism and great courage'

'Clear and effective...benefits from exhaustive research'

'Very good...Preston has done an extraordinary amount of work, particularly in tracing the memories of survivors'

A full and fascinating account... Edge-of-the-seat exciting

Holland is a narrative historian par excellence who believes that people should eb at the heart of any story and brings the characters of the age to life... [an] excellent, highly-readable volume

Full of lively accounts of aerial contests and well-observed details

History told with panache and an excellent grasp of the technical details

Holland's narrative is impressively comprehensive and is a superb introduction to one of the great turning points of the last war. More importantly it is stirring, occasionally even exhilarating, as any history of this period is obliged to be

A fitting, and beautifully illustrated, tribute to the Few, while not forgetting the unsung heroes of Bomber Command

There have been many books about the Battle of Britain but few as exhaustive - and readable - as this scholarly account

Facts and figures say a great deal, but the most compelling accounts come from those who featured in the battle. Like any good author, Holland allows the participants to tell the story in their own words