The Few by Alex Kershaw In the summer of 1940, World War II had been underway for almost a year. Adolf Hitler won and planned the invasion of England to seal the fate of Europe. Everyone in the United States of America knew it. The Germans were too powerful. Hitler's Luftwaffe had too many planes, too many pilots and too many bombs and because Hitler was Europe's problem, the United States claimed to be a neutral country (Neutrality Act of 1939). Seven Americans, however, did not remain neutral and that is what this book is about. They joined the British Royal Air Force to help save Britain in its darkest hour to battle the skilled pilots of the German Luftwaffe in the blue skies above England, the English Channel and Northern Europe. By October 1940 they had helped England succeed in one of the greatest air battles in aviation history, the Battle of Britain. This book helps show the impact of the few Americans who joined the Battle of Britain to fight an evil that the United States did not recognize at the time. The title of Kershaw's book was inspired by the quote, "Never in the field of human conflict have so many had to sow few," uttered by British officer and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. "The Few The Americans" by Alex Kershaw "The Knights of the Air" who risked everything to fight in the Battle of Britain” not only tells the story of the seven American airmen who flew for the British, but also that of their enemies, from the point of view of the Luftwaffe. This book is told through this group of Americans and from the perspective of the Royal Air Force pilots they fought with, but also from the perspective of the Luftwaffe airmen they fought against during the battle. For example, in one part of the book, there was this German lookout who had commented on how much of an advantage the British had because of their radars that could locate enemy planes as they crossed the Channel; the lookout considered radar an “unfair” tool. The Few was written primarily to show why people around the world should feel grateful towards the men of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. By the summer of 1940, Adolf Hitler had already conquered much of Europe and was attempting to conquer Great Britain, which led to the Battle of Britain.