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📷Churchill and Chamberlain, March 1935

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July 1939: Churchill and Chamberlain clash over a potential Grand Alliance between Britain, France and the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany

Europe stood on the precipice of war by mid-1939 as Nazi Germany's aggressive expansionism quickened. The destruction of any remaining...

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together to save Britain in its darkest hour. Their complicated relationship is better analysed by @AlanSaltman’s book Antagonists Who Saved Democracy, available in hardcover, softcover, and Kindle versions here: https://t.co/rf6j3TJiYe

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📷1. Pilots of 'B' Flight, No. 32 Squadron relax on the grass at Hawkinge in front of Hurricane Mk I P3522, July 29, 1940.
📷2. Interior of RAF Fighter Command's Sector 'G' Operations Room at Duxford, Cambridgeshire, September 1940.

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why Chamberlain and Churchill came together and decided to keep on fighting during Britain’s darkest hour is the main theme of @AlanSaltman’s book Antagonists Who Saved Democracy, available in hardcover, softcover, and Kindle versions here: https://t.co/rf6j3TJiYe

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General Gort in France; and Jock Colville- all felt that an invasion was imminent. On July 14 Colville even noted that Churchill himself ‘thinks it highly probable’.”

The Battle of Britain was the first moment where Britain had to fight against Nazi Germany by itself. How and...

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factories involved in aircraft production and other strategic infrastructure. Once the German aerial onslaught had begun, many government officials -including Harold Nicolson, then Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Information; Sir Alan Brooke, who had served under...

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to be a tragically historic date. @AlanSaltman, author of Antagonists Who Saved Democracy, writes that “On that day Germany launched the Battle of Britain, which featured massive German airstrikes against British targets over the ensuing sixteen weeks. The Luftwaffe at first...

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targeted ports and coastal-shipping convoys. These attacks gradually intensified throughout the month. With no sign of British capitulation, the Luftwaffe, starting August 1, shifted its attacks to RAF airfields and infrastructure. Later, the Luftwaffe also began targeting...

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eliminate the Royal Air Force (RAF) and its foundational infrastructure. In response, the RAF prepared for the impending onslaught by strengthening its defenses, which included expanding radar networks and mobilizing fighter squadrons.

Against this background, July 10 proved...

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southern England. However, the success of this amphibious operation depended entirely on securing air superiority over southern Britain and the English Channel, a necessity recognized by German military planners. To achieve this, Hermann Göring's Luftwaffe was assigned to...