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An in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation using state-of-the-art graphics.

Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation using state-of-the-art graphics.

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Battlefield Britain: The Battle of Britain

The Battle of Britain

24/09/2004

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Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the pivotal air battle of World War II.

Peter and Dan Snow take an in-depth look at the battles that shaped our nation. The Battle of Britain was the pivotal air battle of World War II.

Dan Snow experiences how the Battle of Britain was fought at the limits of human endurance when he takes flight in a high performance stunt plane. Recreating the spiralling turns of a dogfight, he feels the extraordinary side-effects of the high G forces felt by pilots in this critical battle of World War II. 

Using revolutionary graphics, Peter Snow gives a blow-by-blow account of the pivotal moments of the battle and how the RAF held off the might of the German Luftwaffe during the summer of 1940. The future of the entire country was at stake in this, the first great air battle in history.

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