{"product_id":"9781804542583-eagle-days","title":"Eagle Days","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLife and Death for the Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain\u003cbr\u003eNew research offers a revelatory insight of the men who flew Hitler's air war against Britain in the summer of 1940.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTELEGRAPH HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2025\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy the summer of 1940, Great Britain watched as France succumbed to the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces. Her forces driven off the continent, many rescued from capture at Dunkirk, only the Royal Air Force, supported by the country’s newly established radar system, now stood in the way of the country being invaded. Herman Goering had promised his Fuhrer his air force would sweep the British skies of all opposition to allow Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of southern England, to commence. The intense aerial combat over the coming months across the English Channel and the countryside of southeast England would not reflect the optimism of Nazi propaganda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResearching and blending a diverse range of primary sources together (Luftwaffe air crews’ personal letters and diaries), with official combat reports, and contemporary German newspapers, Victoria Taylor weaves a rich, multifaceted tapestry of the military, political, social and cultural influences that shaped the German air force’s mentality and morale during the Battle of Britain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEagle Days\u003c\/i\u003e transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s ‘Finest Hour’ from a cartoonish antagonist to a multidimensional, flawed-yet-formidable opponent. The narrative contains not just the voices of the air crews who conducted the fighting, but uniquely never-before-translated primary source material of other contemporary eyewitnesses, (Luftwaffe’s paratroopers, anti-aircraft gunners and air signalmen). \u003ci\u003eEagle Days\u003c\/i\u003e will offer all fans of this period a refreshing, comprehensive and exciting new account of the Luftwaffe’s real experiences during the Battle of Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57696319111542,"sku":"9781804542583","price":10.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_41052938.jpg?v=1777604935","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781804542583-eagle-days","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}