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The longest night the bombing of London on May 10, 1941

The Longest Night reveals the untold story of the horrific bombing raid that almost brought Britain to military collapse - using extensive survivors' testimony and previously classified documents to reveal just how close the Luftwaffe came to total victory. This vivid, dramatically told account depicts how fate shifted based on Hitler's mistaken belief that he'd actually lost the air war over Britain - and portrays the unsurpassed, "we-can-take-it" bravery of the British people when they'd been pushed beyond all human endurance.

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  • "The Longest Night reveals the untold story of the horrific bombing raid that almost brought Britain to military collapse - using extensive survivors' testimony and previously classified documents to reveal just how close the Luftwaffe came to total victory. This vivid, dramatically told account depicts how fate shifted based on Hitler's mistaken belief that he'd actually lost the air war over Britain - and portrays the unsurpassed, "we-can-take-it" bravery of the British people when they'd been pushed beyond all human endurance."@en
  • "Seven months after the Nazi blitz began in September 1940, London remained the center of the free world's resistance to Hitler's Germany but-- contrary to popular belief--its "all-in-together" camaraderie was disintegrating. But there was reason for optimism. Churchill remained unfailingly belligerent as he rallied the English. London hadn't been bombed in three weeks. It began to appear that the worst could be over. So, when the first notes of the air raid siren sounded on the evening of May 10, 1941, few citizens even bothered going into shelters. It soon became clear, however, as the bombs began to rain down that this was no ordinary blitz but a Luftwaffe raid so devastating that it would eclipse all others."

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