Same Day, Different Century
History didn't happen in textbooks, it happened on days just like today. Same Day, Different Century uncovers one remarkable true story from this exact date in history, every single day.
Same Day, Different Century
The Few
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Zach Ipsen
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On July 10, 1940, the Battle of Britain began. Radar caught a German formation massing over the French coast and turning toward a convoy off Dover. In the weeks that followed, a small body of aircrew and an untested air defense network stood between Hitler and an invasion of Britain. This is the story of the summer the island held, the engineers and pilots who made it possible, and why the victory was built as much as it was flown.