With the same combination of flawless research and extraordinary narrative that has earned Stephen Ambrose universal acclaim, Finest Hour recreates the tensions and uncertainties of the Battle of Britain...months when the fate of the world truly did hang in the balance. Published in conjunction with an ambitious four-part television series from the award-winning WGBH/Boston, Finest Hour combines more than 100 original interviews and literally thousands of primary contemporaneous documents with a fresh and often controversial account of the swirling political intrigues and betrayals of the period.