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Battle of Britain

Portrays the courage and industry of the British people as decisive factors in repelling the World War II invasion attempt by German forces. Uses Axis footage and maps to outline the German plan to gain air control, bombard English coastal cities, cross the channel from occupied France, and surround London. Shows the preparation of all elements of British society in manufacturing munitions, building coastal defenses, training for ground fighting, and preparing air raid shelters. Follows the stages of battle with maps and combat footage as Germany was forced by RAF superiority to change strategy and documents the destruction as German planes concentrated on London.

British forces are vastly outnumbered, but the British people are calm. In a democracy the people as a whole are involved in the decision to fight. Hitler begins by attacking convoys and ports, but fails to destroy them. He tells Goering to change tactics, so the Luftwaffe attack factories.

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Narrated by Walter Huston
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Documentary film record of the bombing of England by the German Luftwaffe in 1940, and of the defense by the Royal Air Force

Produced by Lt. Col. Frank Capra for the U.S. War Dept.; written and directed by Captain Anthony Veiller

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  21. AIR POWER. Target Ploesti 1957
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  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, format, sound, genre, credits, catalog record, video
  2. 3434 U.S. Government Films — title, year, creator, format, description, catalog record
  3. Internet Archive · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, genre, description, video
  4. 16mm Filmography editors — length, color, description

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