The Battle of Britain

History’s version of the Battle of Britain, a key moment ...


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The Battle of Britain

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A key moment in World War II was Britain’s gallant resistance to the German bombings of its homeland in 1940. With their backs to the wall, as the story goes, the British people staved off a Nazi invasion and thereby perhaps saved Western civilization. Here the distinguished historian William L. O’Neill challenges the commonly held view of the Battle of Britain as a victory against overwhelming odds, arguing that it should not have been unexpected. The British, he writes, were well positioned to repel their foes.

Tags:  World War II - Battle of Britain - Nazis - air power - radar - Churchill - Hitler

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