The Defense of the United Kingdom by Basil Collier. Battery Press reprint edition:1995. 688 pages. 30 photos/drawings. 32 maps. Trim Size: 6 1/8" by 9 1/4" hardcover ISBN: 212-8 Summary:Originally published in 1957 this is a reprint of the British official Tri-Service account of the defence of the home islands. It begins with the re-armament in the 1930's, the plans for the RAF, the Battle of Britain, the counter plans against the planned German invasion. Collier then studies the German bomber offensives, especially the night raids and the V-l and V-2 rocket attacks.