From the phoney war to the Battle of Britain, September 1939–September 1940 saw Britain transform from uneasy calm to total war. Using the 24-hour logs of the Ministry of Home Security, this volume offers a day-by-day portrait of Luftwaffe raids, air raid warnings, and the Home Front under threat. Each German aircraft lost over Britain is recorded with crew details, crash-site notes, and striking photographs. Eyewitness accounts and historian insights bring the air war vividly to life, capturing the tension, destruction, and resilience that defined Britain’s first year of conflict. Published in 1991 this is Then and Now original.