The Battle of Britain

Why so much really was owed to ‘The Few’ as war came to the skies of England

The summer of 1940 changed the course of the Second World War. The Nazi war machine had ploughed through Europe at an alarming speed, forcing the Allies into a miraculous evacuation of Northern France in May. By July, Hitler had his sights set firmly on the UK; but in order to get troops marching…