Battles

Pivotal military engagements that have decided the fates of nations.

A photograph from the Second Battle of El Alamein

The major who led his men into battle with an umbrella
Royal Air Force Boulton Paul Defiant Mk Is of No. 264 Squadron RAF (including L7026 "PS-V" and N1535 "PS-A") based at Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire, August 1940.

The Battle of Britain