Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0425211835, Paperback)

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.