The year 1940 was arguably one of the most significant years in European history in the 20th century. Its reverberations are still with us. But the implication of what happened in 1940 have meant different things in different countries. For Britain it was the finest hour, the beginning of a People's War. How did people foresee 1940 before it happened? How were representations changed over the years? What does 1940 mean now? This book covers the pre-history of 1940 in Britain, tracing the great fear that a second world war would perhaps mean the end of British civilization. It charts the...