Their backs against the wall. Mainland Europe all but lost. No sign of help from across the Atlantic. Standing alone with all odds stacked against them.

This was the situation in 1940 as the British wondered what - if anything - could be done to save their country and escape the jaws of Nazi tyranny.

Come out to Minor Hall 125 on Wednesday, March 29th at 6:30pm as Professors Mary Kate Cary and Gerard Alexander detail the thrilling tale of how Great Britain fended off Nazi Germany with courage, firepower, and the English language.