DAVID NEVER LOSES TO A MERE GOLIATH:

Three books on the Battle of Britain: review: Saul David on James Holland's The Battle of Britain, Leo McKinstry's Hurricane, and Max Arthur's Last of the Few, three new histories of Britain's finest hour (Saul David, 7/16/10, Daily Telegraph)

The Battle of Britain is one of the landmarks of our military history. From July to October 1940, the fighter pilots of the RAF struggled to defeat the German Luftwaffe, fresh from its victories over the Polish, Belgian, Dutch and French.

Without this heroic contribution of the “Few” (in Churchill’s immortal phrase), Britain would surely have succumbed to German invasion and the outcome of the Second World War might have been very different. So 1940 rightly takes its place as one of three dates – the others are 1588 and 1805 – when Britain was narrowly saved from foreign conquest by a single victory.

It just wasn't a losable battle.

Posted by Orrin Judd at July 16, 2010 5:54 AM