BATTLE OF BRITAIN, WEST SUSSEX
ONE COUNTY’S ROLE IN THE SPITFIRE SUMMER OF 1940
Eddy Greenfield

By July 1940, Britain stood alone in Europe. Hitler’s troops had reached the French coast after storming their way across northern Europe and it was assumed that the next battle of the Second World War would be fought on the beaches of southern England. Drawing extensively on records held in local and national archives, Eddy Greenfield provides a detailed and comprehensive day-by-day account of activity in and over West Sussex throughout the campaign from 10 July to 31 October 1940. It is not only a story of how the RAF and other defenders battled the Luftwaffe’s relentless onslaught, but also how the residents in the county’s towns and villages played their own part in the national war effort.

Hardback 234 x 156mm 344 pages
PUBLICATION DATE SEPTEMBER 2021
Pen & Sword
ISBN 978-1-526792-65-5
Price £25.00