From July to October 1940, the skies over Britain became the arena for a titanic struggle between the RAF and the Luftwaffe. German bombers and fighters attacked relentlessly, while Hurricanes and ...

There is no shortage of books on the Battle of Britain, but Victoria Taylor, a young British historian, promises readers something different: looking at the battle from the German side, and ...

At Duxford Airfield in Cambridgeshire-the beating heart of British vintage aircraft flying-the whine and roar of Rolls-Royce Merlin engines marked the 85th anniversary of the start of the Battle of ...

Humanity achieved flight a mere decade before the outset of World War I in 1914, and pioneers did not take long to press the revolutionary new science into service. The first fighter pilots fought in ...

I have to declare a personal stake that shapes my opinion as I write this story. It has its origins in 1940, 85 years ago this month. I was seven years old, living near London. I watched the ...

A ‘Diary’ of the Most Critical Ten Days of the Battle of Britain Written by a prolific author – who started back when there were many veterans available for interviews – this book is the fifth of a ...