Breaking Point by John Rhodes

Breaking Point by John Rhodes

Breaking Point, a novel by John Rhodes, tells the story of the Battle of Britain and the men and women who fought it.

It is August, 1940. Hitler's triumphant Third Reich has crushed all Europe--except Britain. As Hitler launches a massive aerial assault, only the heavily outnumbered British RAF and the iron will of Winston Churchill can stop him. The fate of Western civilization teeters in the balance.

Johnnie Shaux, a Spitfire fighter pilot, knows that the average life expectancy of a pilot is a mere five hours of operational flying time. Sooner or later, his luck will run out. Yet he must constantly summon up the fortitude to fly into conditions in which death is all but inevitable and continue to do so until the inevitable occurs.

Meanwhile, Eleanor Rand, a WAF staff officer in RAF headquarters, is struggling to find her role in a man's world and to make a contribution to the battle. She studies the control room maps that track the ebb and flow of conflict, the aerial thrust and parry, and begins to see the glimmerings of a radical strategic breakthrough.

Breaking Point is based on the actual events of six days in the historic Battle of Britain. The story alternates between Johnnie, face to face with the implacable enemy; and Eleanor, in 11 Group headquarters, using 'zero-sum' game theory to evolve a strategic model of the battle.

John Rhodes has been involved in the videoconferencing industry since its early days. In 1989 he initiated Sony's entry into the U.S. videoconferencing market and was named marketing manager for Sony's Videoconferencing and Satellite Systems Division. He has been responsible for product development and marketing of videoconferencing solutions at Sony, IPC and Pinacl Communications. He has also designed and/or managed the implementation of video communications systems for a wide variety of organizations, including Citicorp, Sony, Ralph Lauren, The U.S. Navy, Allstate, and the New York School for the Deaf. He has served as contributing editor for Teleconferencing Business, and written numerous articles on videoconferencing and multimedia communications for AV Video, Multimedia Producer, and Inc. Technology's Sourcebook Educational Guides. Rhodes is president and co-owner of Media Resources, a West Harrison, NY-based company specializing in the deployment of new media technologies and content for business communications applications.

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ISBN 13	9781733079211
ISBN 10	1733079211
Title	Breaking Point
Author	John Rhodes
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	John Rhodes
Year published	2019-09-24
Number of pages	366
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.