Hedley Paul "Ned" Willmott was a widely published military historian, author, former Senior Lecturer at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in modern history and politics from Liverpool University and a Ph.D. from the University of London in 1991.
Most military history books look at a single event. This one looks at a single month. It is an interesting perspective on a single month of World War II. It makes you realize that it truly was a world-wide conflict.