This week sees the launch of a series of events throughout the summer to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain, which took place during the Second World War. This most important event in British Air Force history occurred over British skies during the summer and autumn months of 1940. It was the first major campaign to be fought entirely by air forces, and was also the largest and most sustained aerial bombing campaign to that date. The fighter plane, Spitfire, became one of the lasting symbols of the battle.

Rosenstiel's has a number of prints associated with the Battle of Britain and we know from experience that interest in this subject continues to be as strong as ever. Indeed, Barrie Clark's famous painting of the Spitfire is still one of our bestselling prints.