Much has been written about Britain's heroic resistance against the Blitzkrieg, but how did it look through German eyes? Harry Bennett provides a revealing background to the offensive in the west before providing commentary to each of the carefully chosen German military despatches, which describe first-hand the plans that would mean either defeat or survival for Britain. These documents cover the extraordinary events where British forces' astonishing escape from Dunkirk, the retreat from Norway, and the valiant fight of "The Few" in the Battle of Britain against overwhelming odds.