Taking its name from a Winston Churchill speech, the Battle of Britain between 10 July - 31 October 1940 saw the British Royal Air Force defend the nation against the Nazi Luftwaffe.The first major military campaign fought entirely by air forces, it also involved a heroic effort on the ground as civilians and forces alike faced the nightly attacks of the Blitz. Explore the many narratives of the campaign through this vintage footage from gettyarchive. 🎬 Editor: markedwincase l Producer: lvincey l 📷: Arthur Tanner/Fox Photos/Hulton Archive/Getty Images l #GettyImages25 #PreservingThePast #GettyArchive #battleofbritain #thebattleofbritain #blitzspirit #theblitz #WWII #WWIIhistory #photoarchive #archivephoto #historyfilm #vintagefootage #archivefootage #historyphotographed #gettyimages