Part of the new series, this is an accessible, insightful and authoritative account of this historic battle, with the first artwork to be commissioned in the Ladybird style in nearly 40 years. Draws on the latest research and interviews to reveal the tactics, organisation and technologies used.

James Holland is an internationally acclaimed and award-winning historian, writer, and broadcaster. The author of a number of best-selling histories he has presented - and written - a large number of television programmes and series. He has a weekly Second World War podcast, We Have of Making You Talk, with Al Murray, and is Chair of the Chalke Valley History Festival. He is a research fellow at St Andrew's University.