Victoria Taylor

Historian Victoria Taylor’s Eagle Days transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s so-called ‘Finest Hour’ from cartoonish antagonist to multidimensional, formidable-yet-flawed opponent.

By the summer of 1940, Great Britain watched as France succumbed to the might of Adolf Hitler’s forces. Her forces driven off the continent, many rescued from capture at Dunkirk, only the Royal Air Force, supported by the country’s newly established radar system, now stood in the way of the country being invaded. Herman Goering had promised his Fuhrer his air force would sweep the British skies of all opposition to allow Operation Sea Lion, the invasion of southern England, to commence… 

Through a diverse range of primary sources including Luftwaffe air crews’ personal letters and diaries, historian Victoria Taylor’s Eagle Days transforms the Luftwaffe’s historical role during the RAF’s so-called ‘Finest Hour’ from a cartoonish antagonist to a multidimensional, flawed-yet-formidable opponent.

‘Comprehensive, multi-layered and filled with rich detail and eyewitness accounts... A riveting and timely read from one of our finest young historians.’ The Express