
The Battle of Britain on Screen : 'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama.
Title:
The Battle of Britain on Screen : 'The Few' in British Film and Television Drama.
Author:
Mackenzie, S.P.
ISBN:
9780748630240
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (193 pages)
Series:
Societies at War
Contents:
Contents -- Figures -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Notes -- The Battle Foretold: The Lion Has Wings (1939) -- Notes -- Spitfire of Dreams: The First of the Few (1942) -- Notes -- One for All: Angels One Five (1952) -- Notes -- All for One: Reach for the Sky (1956) -- Notes -- The Big Picture: The Battle of Britain (1969) -- Notes -- Catalogue of Error: Piece of Cake (1988) -- Notes -- The Fighter Boys: A Perfect Hero (1991) -- Notes -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Select Filmography -- The Lion Has Wings -- The First of the Few -- Angels One Five -- Reach for the Sky -- The Battle of Britain -- Piece of Cake -- A Perfect Hero -- Bibliography -- The National Archives -- BBC Written Archive -- Mass-Observation Archive -- Special Collections, British Film Institute (BFI) -- Unpublished diaries, correspondence, papers, etc. -- Taped interviews -- Scripts (BFI Library) -- Pressbooks (BFI Library) -- Newspapers and periodicals -- Published primary sources -- Published literary sources -- Unpublished theses -- Published secondary sources -- Articles and chapters -- Internet sites -- Television programmes and documentaries -- Index.
Abstract:
This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of âThe Fewâ in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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