World War II: Battle of Britain

Overview from the Imperial War Museums of Great Britain.

A 48 minute British documentary about the Battle of Britain.

This page from the 2015 commemoration contains many links to interviews, photographs, and descriptions of life beneath the bombs.

Information, photos and video clips from the BBC History site.

A collection of memoirs solicited by the BBC and made available to the public.

This organization preserves memories of the Battle of Britain and has links to many primary sources.

Primary source documents from 1939 showing the buildup to hostilities between Britain and Germany.

Eyewitness accounts of life in London and elsewhere during the German bombardment.

Primary sources from the National Archives of Britain.

A collection from Yale University's Avalon Project.

Brief descriptions of some of the planes used.

The Royal Air Force website presents their account of the Battle of Britain.

First person account from a pilot who participated in the battle.

Information from a course taught at Stanford in 2004.

An article about the impacts of the Battle of Britain, from National Geographic.

Information from the Imperial War Museum.

An article from the Daily Mail with photos or German aircraft.

A declassified CIA report on Operation Sea Lion.

An article from The Independent about a recently discovered Nazi map.

An article about the effectiveness of British radar.

An article about the inventor of radar.

Telegrams, letters and memos from the famed British intelligence site.

An article from the BBC.

An article from Slate magazine comparing the movie to the real history.

An article from Time magazine fact-checking the events portrayed in the movie.