Reproductions of one hundred rare, full-color images from the archives of the Imperial War Museums bring new life to World War II Britain Britain at War in Colo

Color photography was still in its infancy in 1939. With the outbreak of war against Germany, the short supply of color film stock made color photographs even m

"Reveals the impact that the rise and fall of the British Empire has had both on the world and the evolution of a modern Britain."--Jacket.

Allied victory in the Second World War owed much to air power. The success of military and naval operations invariably hinged on control of the skies, and the r