In the summer of 1940, a Reich meant to last a Thousand Years confronted an Empire Upon Which the Sun Did Not Set. One magnificent weapon, first conceived as a private venture in 1934, proved decisive. In the skies over London, and in the years to follow, a shout of "Achtung - Spitfire!" was invariably followed by shattering losses.

In the summer of 1940, a Reich meant to last a Thousand Years confronted an Empire Upon Which the Sun Did Not Set. One magnificent weapon, first conceived as a private venture in 1934, proved decisive. In the skies over London, and in the years to follow, a shout of "Achtung - Spitfire!" was invariably followed by shattering losses.