Commentary
Eighty years ago this month one of the great turning points of the Second World War took place, one that saved the radar and airfield defences of an England on the brink of invasion.
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Opinion
WWII: How an Error Turned the Tide During the Battle of Britain
In September 1940, Hitler pledged to destroy British cities
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill inspects air raid damage in Battersea, south London, during the Blitz, on Sept. 10, 1940. Reg Speller/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Brad Bird
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Brad Bird began his career by freelancing in the 1970s. He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press in the 1980s and various smaller papers since, as well as abroad in conflict zones and for a Conservative MP in the Harper government. Also an author, he divides his time between Manitoba and B.C.
