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May 17, 2021
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Churchill seeks aid from Roosevelt
22nd August 1940: Churchill tries to avoid appearing desperate - as he again appeals for fifty old US Navy destroyers to be supplied to Britain
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British Morale "Excellent"
21st August 1940: Despite a rising death toll amongst civilians as bombing increases across Britain, research shows that the British are as defiant as…
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" Never in the field of human conflict..."
20th August 1940: Churchill pays tribute to the RAF fighter and bomber aircrew - and helps give birth to a myth
Aug 20
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Bad weather disrupts Luftwaffe attacks
19th August 1940: Hermann Göring has to adjust his tactics yet again - as the RAF prove more resilient than expected
Aug 19
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'The Hardest Day'
18th August 1940: The Luftwaffe launch waves of mass raids on the RAF - while Soviet spies in Britain try to assess how successful the attacks are
Aug 18
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'In Furious Skies'
How German pilots viewed the Battle of Britain - an excerpt from 'In Furious Skies: Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War'
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'In Furious Skies'
How German pilots viewed the Battle of Britain - an excerpt from 'In Furious Skies: Flying with Hitler's Luftwaffe in the Second World War'
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Churchill's invasion response strategy
17th August 1940: The mobile reserves to counter any German invasion are now in place, ready to be sent swiftly to any coastal landing
Aug 17
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Fighter Command's only VC
16th August 1940: Hurricane pilot suffers severe burns as he remains in his burning plane to shoot down an enemy aircraft
Aug 16
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The end of the war in the Pacific
15th August 1945: "After pondering deeply" Emperor Hirohito announces that "the war situation has developed not necessarily to Japan's advantage"
Aug 15
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The Luftwaffe's Black Thursday
15th August 1940: The weather finally clears for the planned German mass attack - but RAF resistance is much stronger than expected
Aug 15
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