This is the story of the battle of Britain in this continuing documentary of WWII using colorized film from the war as well as maps and narration. This battle Winston Churchill predicted would be Britain's finest hour. The British defenses were stretched thin after the forced retreat from Dunkirk. They also had to leave much material behind, and so their men where mostly armed with rifles. However the established a home guard with over a half million volunteers.
Without the use of radar it would have been their last hour. The radar gave the Britons just enough advantage so they could meet the threat from the Luftwaffe, German's air force. The normal German tactic of Blitzkrieg was not helpful here. It was impossible to get his tanks and troops across the English Channel unless he controlled the waterway, or at least had air superiority. He was unable to establish either, and the possibility of invasion did not present itself so he had to look elsewhere.
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