The Few by Alex KershawBy the summer of 1940, World War II had been going on for almost a year. Adolf Hitler was victorious and planned an invasion of England to seal the fate of Europe. In the United States of America, everyone knew it. The Germans were too powerful. Hitler's Luftwaffe had too many planes, too many pilots and too many bombs and since Hitler was Europe's problem, the United States pretended 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 hours and fight against skilled German Luftwaffe pilots in the blue skies of England, the Channel and Western Europe. North. In October 1940, they had helped England win 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 is inspired by the following quote: "Never in the field of human conflict have so many had to sow few," uttered by British officer and Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Alex Kershaw's title, "The Few The American '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 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 alongside, 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 commented on the advantage the British had with their radars being able to locate enemy planes as they crossed the Channel; the lookout considered radar to be an “unfair” tool. The Few was primarily written to show why people around the world should feel grateful to the men of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain. By the summer of 1940, Adolf Hitler had already conquered most of Europe and was attempting to conquer Britain, leading to the Battle of Britain..