Battle of Britain
In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
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In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.
Tackles the 1940 air campaign in which the RAF and the FAA defended the UK against the Nazis. Plot TBA.
A story set during the famous WWII air battle between the British Royal Air Force and the German Luftwaffe.
Seventy years on, brothers Colin and Ewan McGregor take viewers through the key moments of the Battle of Britain, when 'the few' of the RAF faced the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. As they fly historic planes, meet the vet
Battle Line: Battle of Britain (1963, 21 mins.) Battle Line: Battle of Britain is one instalment in a series of government-produced war films. Some of these films served as military education tools, while others were mea
This is the story of the 'Battle of Britain' as it has never been told before. A condensed, action-packed account of one of the most thrilling chapters in the long history of Western civilisation, graphically pictured an
The summer of 1940 will forever be remembered as a defining period when the pilots of the RAF took on the thunderous assault of the German Luftwaffe and won. It is a gripping story of defiance against the brute force of
Account of one of the most critical periods of World War II. In the spring of 1940, Holland, Belgium, and France fell to Hitler's army. The Soviet Union was Germany's ally, and the United States stood on the sidelines. A
Based on the book of the same title by best-selling author Henry Buckton, this film is enhanced by a fascinating series of interviews with a wide variety of people who played a vital role in Britain’s ‘finest hour’. Incl
Stories from those who were there. A unique insight into what it was really like to be there. Interviews with the pilots , cut with archive footage paint the picture from one of History's greatest ever Air Battles.
James Holland presents a fresh analysis into the Battle of Britain, exploring the lesser-told German point of view, and highlighting the role of those who supported the Few during the summer of 1940. Focusing on the tact
These were the European Cup matches everyone wanted to - the Champions of Scotland versus the Champions of England - the Battle of Britain! Now you can relive over and over again Leeds' stunning opening goal at Ibrox wh
The fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the Unit
After the fall of France, Hitler occupied the whole of the Western European coastline and his forces were massed across the channel, facing the southern coast of Britain only twenty miles across the sea. This WWII docume
This documentary explores the desperate, months-long battle in the skies above England when a handful of Royal Air Force pilots held off the daily raids of a German Luftwaffe determined to crush British defenses and mora
Today it is best-known as a branch of the Imperial War Museum. But it was in the summer of 1940 that Duxford's fame was assured, during Britain's 'finest hour'. In those momentous months it's squadrons battled with the L
Frank Capra's documentary The Battle of Britain traces the fate of the British after the fall of France and the dark days of "The Blitz."
Blast yourself back to the terrifying summer of 1940. Experience all the decisive moments of the fighting as valiant pilots from the 'Battle of Britain' deliver first-hand accounts of their exploits. A combination of int
A historical retrospective documentary revealing the inside story of the trials and tribulations surrounding the development of Britain's coastal radar network, and how it was ultimately instrumental in the detection and
Military historian Howard Tuck travels along the south coast uncovering forgotten traces of one of the most terrifying planned invasions of Britain. Howard knocks on doors and takes metal detectors into the countryside t