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In this episode we continue our discussion of World War II by looking at the Battle of Britain. One would think that all that needs to be said about this battle has been said, but that's definitely not the case. We look at the situation in Europe right before the Battle of Britain and how, with the fall of France, Britain "stood alone". What was Operation Sea Lion and Operation Eagle? We look at the stand-off between the German Luftwaffe and the British RAF. Who had the better planes? We see how the Germans faced some real operational challenges with their planned invasion of Britain and how this operation was eventually abandoned. There were a number of factors that counted in favour of the British, e.g. radar and the Ultra project. The British also managed to ramp up production while the Germans lagged behind. We end off by looking at the effects of the London Blitz. We've drawn on the work Robert Cowley, Marvin Perry, Thomas Childers (@TheGreatCourses), James Holland and Phillips O'brien. Follow the debate on twitter @PhillipsPOBrien and @James1940. Find us on twitter as well @WilliamHPalk and @C_duPlessis.\\xa0