{"product_id":"the-longest-night","title":"The Longest Night","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Voices from the London Blitz 10-11 May 1941\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Gavin Mortimer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn the night of 10-11 May 1941, the Blitz reached its terrifying peak in the skies over London\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOver 500 aircraft and thousands of Luftwaffe aircrew took off for England, laden with hundreds of tonnes of bombs to drop indiscriminately on the capital's civilians. In a matter of hours, 1,486 Londoners were killed, 11,000 houses were destroyed, and millions of lives were changed for ever. This attack almost brought Britain to military collapse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUsing extensive survivors' testimony and hitherto classified documents, The Longest Night reveals how the Luftwaffe came within a whisker of total victory. In a gripping, minute-by-minute account, Gavin Mortimer has recreated the experience of Londoners on this one terrifying night when the survival of the country hung in the balance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bestsellers Direct Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56947652559234,"sku":"302669","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1957\/1093\/files\/9781835980613.jpg?v=1791811913","url":"https:\/\/tankmuseumshop.org\/products\/the-longest-night","provider":"The Tank Museum","version":"1.0","type":"link"}