Blood Tears and Folly, by Len Deighton is then novel that I have chosen to read. The reason for myself choosing this is because of the blurb it reads ' This feast of a book is a cordon bleu performance' as stated by Piers Brendon of Mail on Sunday. To read this and not be intrigued as to what this means would be impossible. Another reason I admit was that it had pictures, this adds a lot to the book as his detailed explanations correspond with the diagrams and pictures. Despite its subtitle, this is not an 'objective look' at World War II. This book is full of opinions that are mainly one-sided viewed as a long argument, using very detailed analyses of weapons, events and personalities, to demonstrate that much of what is now taken for true about the war is false. Len Deighton does an excellent job in looking at nearly all aspects of the Second World War. One of its strongpoint is that he provides a lot of background in addressing the problems and events of the Second World War.
             In order to understand why the Battle of France was fought the way it was, he takes you back to the First World War, the lessons "learned, and events in the various armies between the war. To shed light on the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, he brings you the bombings of London in WWI, "One good reason for looking again at the Second World War is to remind ourselves how badly the world's leaders performed and how bravely they were supported by their suffering populations."
             Although reading and hearing this about Len Deighton, criticized for being an "amateur" historian. In the 73 or so pages I have read his work is Interestingly, it has the obility to draw you in and not let you go! He has based Blood Tears and Folly on the study and analysis of researched facts rather than legend.
             Not many people including myself until now, know that the battle of France was not simply a case of France raising the white flag--it was a huge fight with over...