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In June 1940, Nazi Germany, having swept victoriously across Western Europe, was poised for an invasion of England. To prepare for the invasion, they planned a bombing campaign to bring England to its knees. Prime Minister Winston Churchill addressed Parliament and declared "I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin, and begin it did, with the Luftwaffe launching the most deadly and sustained aerial bombardment in the history of warfare....
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Features four discs highlighting events from the 20th century, and memorabilia recreated from original materials at The National Archives, London, England, which include Henry VIII's will, the warrant for the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, a portrait of Oliver Cromwell, a report of the amputation of Admiral Nelson's arm, a battle map of the Crimean War, plans for Buckingham Palace gardens, drawing from the Boer War, and documents from WWI and WWII....
45) King & country
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World War 4-film collection volume Disc 2
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King & Country (ca. 87 min.): The soul survivor of his company goes for 'a walk'. He is court-martialed for desertion. During testimony, his arrogant lawyer begins to feel sympathy for him. Angels One Five (ca. 98 min.): The story of RAF pilots during the Battle of Britain.
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The Battle of Britain: 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. At this time of peril, it was Britain alone that faced the Nazi army. Thanks to Britain's two great assets: its indomitable leader, Winston Churchill, and the courage and resilience of its people--ordinary citizens...
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"Immortalised in Churchill's often quoted assertion that never before 'was so much owed by so many to so few', the top-down narrative of the Battle of Britain has been firmly established in British legend. Britain was saved from German invasion by the gallant band of Fighter Command Pilots in their Spitfires and Hurricanes, and the public owed them their freedom. Richard North's radical re-evaluation of the Battle of Britain dismantles this mythical...
54) To defeat the few: the Luftwaffe's campaign to destroy RAF fighter command, August-September 1940
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It was a crucial moment of World War II. 1940. The Royal Air Force, virtually alone, defended the skies of Britain against massed formations of German bombers. They put up such a ferocious defense that Hitler gave up ideas of invading Britain and turned his attention to an assault on the Soviet Union. Of those pilots who courageously flew their Spitfires and Hurricanes against the Luftwaffe barely a handful remain. The authors have interviewed 18...
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Takes viewers to the front lines of the European, the Pacific and the African theaters of the deadliest conflict in human history. Entire hours are devoted to the rise of the Axis powers, the horrific battle of Stalingrad, the diplomatic pleas and military ambushes that would unite the Allies, and much more.
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