{"product_id":"9780671103668","title":"The Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940 - Taylor, Telford","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eThe Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940\u003c\/u\u003e by Taylor, Telford\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover with Dust Jacket\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Simon \u0026amp; Schuster, 1967\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: Former owner's name and address written on front endpaper. Former owner's initial written on top page edges. Text is clean and unmarked.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Breaking Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, Telford Taylor explores the pivotal summer of 1940. The book meticulously details how leadership failures and organizational disorganization within the Luftwaffe contributed to Germany's failure to defeat the RAF. It notably argues that Adolf Hitler never truly intended to launch Operation Sea Lion (the invasion of England).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster, 1967","offers":[{"title":"The Breaking Wave: The Second World War in the Summer of 1940 \/ Good","offer_id":55759294529828,"sku":"9780671103668GD","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/public_8d46a5d9-11ea-48b4-8569-36850c339a99.jpg?v=1784394363","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780671103668","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}