This documentary argues it was primarily Dowding who saved Britain from defeat against Hitler in 1940, only to be ignominiously humiliated at the end of the conflict.
Tag: Battle of Britain
Cities at War: London WW2
Defiant London a Timeline documentary
Fighter pilot (Ministry of Information (UK) 1940)
This short introduction to RAF fighter pilots was showed in cinemas in 1940
Battle of Britain documentary
The 13 Hours that Saved Britain | Battle of Britain Day | Timeline
I found the eyewitness accounts of this final battle and the blitz on London by people who were children at the time of particular interest.
Eagle Squadrons- American citizens who joined the RAF before Pearl Harbor
Nine American citizens are listed as pilots serving with the RAF during the Battle of Britain and some pretended to by Canadians in order to be eligible to join the RAF.
Several American pilots serving with RAF Fighter Command also supported the Canadians during the ill- fated raid on Dieppe.
After the United States entered the war the Eagle Squadrons were amalgamated into the USAAF and the pilots were allowed to wear RAF wings on their American uniforms.
Why Hitler Lost the War: German Strategic Mistakes in WWII
An excellent talk by Dr. A Roberts at the US War College in 2012.
