Daniel Todman

Britain's War, the second volume of Daniel Todman's epic history of the Second World War, vividly recounts the pivotal moments and colossal struggles of Britain during the conflict. The narrative commences with the harrowing fall of Singapore in February 1942, an event marking one of the darkest days in British military history. This catastrophic defeat saw Britain's supposedly impregnable Asian...

A groundbreaking, gripping history of Britain's role in the Second World War from a major new historian. The most terrible emergency in Britain's history, the Second World War required an unprecedented national effort. Britain's War is a narrative of these epic events, an analysis of the myriad factors that shaped military success and failure, and an explanation of what the...