Publisher's Synopsis
A chronology of the twelve-week battle fought in the skies above England from July to September 1940.
September 2010 marked the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which was crucial in preventing Nazi forces from having control of the air and therefore being able to mount an invasion of Southern and Eastern England in August and September 1940. As well as covering the battle s actual events reportage, news bulletins this production explores the many facets of the battle. Individual pilots talk about the intimacy of combat, the merits of their planes, their fear of burning alive in the air, and how they spent their days."
