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The Battle of Britain on screen : 'The Few' in British film and television drama /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mackenzie, S. P. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 > Motion pictures and the war.
Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940 > Television and the war.
World War, 1939-1945 > Motion pictures and the war.
War films > Great Britain > History and criticism.
Television plays.
Table of Contents:
  • The battle foretold: the lion has wings (1939)
  • Spitfire of dreams: the first of the few (1942)
  • One for all: angels one five (1952)
  • All for one: reach for the sky (1956)
  • The big picture: Battle of Britain (1969)
  • Catalogue of error: piece of cake (1988)
  • The fighter boys: a perfect hero (1991)
  • War of nerves: first light (2010)
  • Conclusion.