In late summer 1940, Britain's survival rested on the skill of a few hundred fighter pilots. The Battle of Britain was not merely an aerial duel but a struggle for democracy's survival in Europe. For four months, RAF Fighter Command battled a Luftwaffe determined to clear the skies for invasion.
History records their victory. But what if they had failed? This article imagines a lost RAF aerial battle; the potential German invasion of Britain; a fierce resistance movement; the consequences to the British Empire; and, ultimately, rescue through American intervention.
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