The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain was a crucial turning point in the history of the Second World War.

The German invasion of France and the Low Countries in May 1940 was unlike any the world had ever seen. With France facing defeat and with British forces pressed back to the Channel, there were few who believed Britain could possibly survive.

Yet thanks to a sophisticated defensive system and the combined efforts of the RAF, Royal Navy as well as the mounting sense of collective defiance led by a new Prime Minister, Britain was not ready to roll over just yet. 

From clashes between coastal convoys and Schnellboote in the Channel to astonishing last stands in Flanders, and from the slaughter by the U-boats in the icy Atlantic to the dramatic aerial battles over England, The Battle of Britain tells this most epic of stories from all sides.