What is this poem about? Whats the message?

Question

To The RAF

Never since English ships went out
To singe the beard of Spain,
Or English sea-dogs hunted death
Along the Spanish Main,
Never since Drake and Raleigh won
Our freedom of the seas,
Have sons of Britain dared and done
More valiantly than these.

Whether at midnight or at noon,
Through mist or open sky,
Eagles of freedom, all our hearts
Are up with you on high;
While Britain's mighty ghosts look down
From realms beyond the sun
And whisper, as their record pales,
Their breathless, deep, Well Done!


(ps: Katrin thx a lot for ur other answer they alll helped *hug*)

Answer 1

This poem was written by Alfred Noyes as a tribute to the men of the RAF, for their stunning triumph in the Battle of Britain during WW II. After the Fall of France in 1940, Hitler set his sights on taking out Britain. But before he could mount an invasion he had to have air supremacy over the channel.

The RAF was outmanned and outgunned by the German Luftwaffe, and yet they held on, and won the battle. Winston Churchill, who understood what was at risk, said of the RAF "Never before...have so many owed so much to so few."

The courage and audacity of the British flyers saved Britain from invasion. That is why Noyes compares these men to the great heroes of English naval history. For not since the days of the Spanish Armada (Noyes' allusion to Drake and Raleigh) had Britain come so close to being overrun.

I hope this answer helps.

Answer 2

Sounds like war to me and the English won.

Answer 3

It is about some limey chaps , who like to (blow) their own (horns) and boast about killing and how they are the best at it -in the name of GOD , QUEEN , and FREEDOM RING ??? That the heroes of old were good but the fighters of today kick-a$$ !!!

Answer 4

I dunno. Sounds like some Englishman drinking at the local tavern.