CHURCHILL'S ISLAND

Description: Oscar® Winner, Best Documentary (Short Subject), 1941 This film won the NFB its first Oscar® and was also the first documentary to win this coveted award. It presents the strategy of the Battle of Britain, showing with penetrating clarity the relationships between the various forces made up the island's defenses. Here is the Royal Air Force in its epic battle with the Luftwaffe, the Navy in its stubborn fight against the raiders of sea and sky, the coastal defenses, the mechanized cavalry, the merchant seamen and behind them all, Britain's tough, unbending civilian army. Directed by Stuart Legg - 1941 | 21 min → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHerjfWGX0CVDbirzzjGRjerJ0ejgSV9l Watch more free films on NFB.ca → http://bit.ly/YThpNFB Subscribe to our newsletter → http://bit.ly/NFBnewsletter Follow us on Facebook → http://bit.ly/ytfbNFB Follow us on Instagram → http://bit.ly/2FdmRol Follow us on Twitter → http://bit.ly/yttwNFB Download our free iOS Apps → http://apple.co/2dbva4h Download our free Android Apps → http://bit.ly/2dbvHmO

Online Copy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ38NLAMUi0

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