The Battle for Britain

Andrew Stewart investigates the forgotten role of those ‘ideal soldiers of democracy’, troops from Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, who arrived to defend Britain from invasion.

Soldiers of the Canadian Active Service Force arrive in Scotland, December, 1939. (Getty Images)

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