1942: Britain at the Brink

Praise for Taylor Downing'The Bruneval Raid was the start of the airborne brotherhood. Taylor Downing's vivid account brings alive this important turning point in military history with flair and pace' Andy McNab, author of Bravo Two Zero. , on Night Raid. 'A vivid and fast-paced retelling of Churchill's remarkable career' David Evans, Financial Times. , on Churchill's War Lab. 'Taylor Downing's gripping and frankly terrifying book on the US-Soviet nuclear confrontation' Tom Holland on 1983: The World at the Brink. 'An impressive, balanced and often deeply moving book. anyone who wishes to understand it and its terrible consequences should buy Breakdown. ' The Times. on Breakdown.