Battle of Britain - 2 DVD Special Embossed Tin! This is the story of one of the epic and heroic struggles of WWII, The Battle of Britain, when England stood alone against the onslaught of the Nazi war machine and its fe... more »arsome Luftwaffe. Germany, having swept victoriously across Europe, launched one of the most deadly and sustained aerial bombing campaigns of WWII on the cities of England, hoping to bring the kingdom to its knees. But the British people and their heroic Royal Air Force responded with valor and glory, bending, but not breaking. Sir Winston Churchill, England's wartime Prime Minister, called it the British people's "finest hour". Disc 2 features Attack Air and Defenders of the Reich. In World War II, attack aviation reached its zenith of success as both the Axis and Allies refined it to a deadly art. Fly with our veterans as they dodge trees, flak and fighters during their zero-altitude missions against enemy ground targets. In Defenders of the Reich - The success of the German army in the first half of WWII was due in large part to German supremacy in the air. The Luftwaffe, working closely with German army units on the ground, seemed on the verge of world domination. However, with America's entrance into the war, the battle for the skies over Europe was on. Even with Germany throwing advance warplanes such as the Me 262 jet at the Allies planes, the Luftwaffe was falling apart at the seams. Relive the harrowing accounts of these battles as told by both German and American pilots.« less