Battle of britain

"Never in the field of human conflict has so much been owed by so many to so few." This famous statement, from a speech by Sir Winston Churchill,

Mortons Publishing - covers - Aircraft: Stuka - Model by Marek Ryś FW200 - battle over Iceland FW190 Operation Bodenplatte Seafire - model by Marek Ryś & Piotr Forkasiewicz Australian Spitfires over german airfield - model by Adam Tooby Secret Horsepower Race cover - FW190D9 model by Adam Tooby

World War 2: Battle of Britain. Learn about RAF Fighter Command’s aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Supermarine Spitfire, Hawker Hurricane & Bf 109

WW2 Battle Of Britain

Battle of Britain

Decades after World War II erupted, we are still examining how and why some events occurred. If the leaders had gone down a different road, what difference would it have made? In fact, many alternative plans were made by military commanders and political leaders. They've been largely lost to the mists of time but were

Commisioned illustration for Battle of Britain Combat Archive Vol. 8 by Simon W. Parry. Models by Wojciech Niewęgłowski. Scene, textures and illustration by Piotr Forkasiewicz. Copyright by Simon W. Parry

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Leading Luftwaffe and Battle of Britain historian Chris Goss pays tribute to the ‘forgotten’ casualties of the Battle of Britain – the RAF ground crew personnel who paid the ultimate price or else were wounded during the summer and autumn of 1940.