EXTRA – Eagle Days, the story of the Luftwaffe through German eyes
The history of the Battle of Britain has been written many times over the last 85 years, but almost always from a British perspective.
The award-winning aviation historian Dr Victoria Taylor believes that’s led to the Luftwaffe’s role being oversimplified, meaning we don’t truly understand what happened.
She talks to Sitrep editor James Hirst about her new book “Eagle Days”, which takes a fresh look at the story of wartime Germany’s air force to understand the psychology which drove its actions.
Researched through the letters and diaries of the men who served she tells us why this was not the…
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