Describes the year in which Britain stood alone against the Axis. Tells how the Nazi Air Force attacked British cities and relates how Britain fought back, finally stopping Hitler. Battle of Britian
B W 1940
(Audio) Dramatized narration. Documentary with staged shots on
blitz of London and Coventry, after the battle at Dunkirk, ending
w 1940 Christmas firebombing of London. Employs many scenes from
fictional wartime films, describes in heart-wrenching pro-British
style lives of British civilians and how they survived Nazi bomb
onslaught. Role of British women, day-to-day routine of living
underground, & descriptions of British industry are coupled with a
thoroughly reverent portrait of the Royal Air Force and its ability
to keep the Germans from landing. Also VS King George Vl, Queen
Elizabeth, Goering, Hitler, and Churchill.
01:20:13:00 B W 1943
ws British Spitfires and Hurricanes battle German
Messerschmitt fighter planes and bombers over skies of England.
AV “dog fights”.
01:30:01:00 B W 1943
ms ws British and German aircraft on nighttime bombing missions.
01:38:13:00 B W 1943
ms British civilian air raid firemen silhouette against
burning buildings. Small children sleeping in air raid shelters.
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