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James Holland explores the story and significance of the battle of Britain, and considers how it shaped the course of the Second World War <\/p>

By Rachel Dinning\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 18 April 2024 at 08:33 AM<\/p>

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In the summer of 1940, the skies over Britain filled with the sounds as of engines and gunfire, as the battle of Britain saw the RAF and Luftwaffe go head-to-head in a fight for air dominance. For the British pilots, the objective could not have been more critical \u2013 protect their nation from the threat of Nazi invasion. But were the British pilots really the plucky underdogs in this fight? And could Germany have launched an invasion if they had won the air battle over Britain? In the first episode of this five-part series on the greatest battles of WW2, Rachel Dinning explores those questions and more with military historian James Holland.<\/p>\n

James Holland is a military historian and the author of several books on the Second World War including The Battle of Britain: Five Months that Changed History<\/em>. He\u2019s the co-founder of the Chalke History Festival \u2013 which runs from 24-30 June this year. Find out more about the festival\u2019s extensive programme of history talks and events at chalkefestival.com<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n

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