Sent to unleash hell upon London: JONATHAN MAYO documents the first week of the Blitz
By the start of September 1940, the Battle of Britain had been raging for almost two months and Hitler was frustrated that his enemy remained defiant. In a speech on September 4, he announced the Luftwaffe was to change tactics. ‘We will raze their cities to the ground!’ he raged. ‘The hour will come when … Read more
