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Battle of Britain

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Noun1.Battle of Britain - the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it
Second World War, World War 2, World War II - a war between the Allies (Australia, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Panama, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, USSR, Yugoslavia) and the Axis (Albania, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Rumania, Slovakia, Thailand) from 1939 to 1945
Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
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The author covers their activity during the Battle of Britain and the London Blitz.
Kershaw, Alex. The few; the American "knights of the air" who risked ... by Boyd, John E. / Kliatt
Compounding the problem of achieving military success in the Mediterranean was the rivalry and competition for resources amongst commanders, particularly during the darker days of the Battle of Britain and its immediate aftermath.
The War in the Mediterranean by Williams, R.S. / The Canadian Army Journal
Many of these individuals were trained as pilots in the Canadian Air Force then shipped to England in 1940 to join the Royal Air Force and fly Spitfires and Hurricanes during the Battle of Britain.
The forgotten heroes of a greater generation by Brasket, Denis / The Humanist
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