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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Archives -- BBC Written Archive -- Mass-Observation Archive -- Special Collections, British Film Institute (BFI) -- Unpublished diaries, correspondence, papers, etc.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-- Pressbooks (BFI Library) -- Newspapers and periodicals -- Published primary sources -- Published literary sources -- Unpublished theses -- Published secondary sources -- Articles and chapters -- Internet sites -- Television programmes and documentaries -- Index.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 â€The Few’ 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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