The Battle of Britain on screen : 'the few' in British film and television drama / S.P. MacKenzie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mackenzie, S. P.

Series:

Societies at war.

Societies at war

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940--Motion pictures and the war.

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940.

Britain, Battle of, Great Britain, 1940--Television and the war.

War films--Great Britain--History and criticism.

War films.

Television plays, British.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines in depth for the first time the origins, development, and reception of the major dramatic screen representations of 'The Few' in the Battle of Britain produced over the past seventy years. It explores both continuity and change of presentation in relation to a wartime event that acquired near-mythical dimensions in popular consciousness even before it happened and has been represented multiple times over the course of the past seven decades. Alongside technical developments, considerable social, cultural, and political fluctuation (as well as an expansion of factual knowledg

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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: The Battle of Britain (1969); Catalogue of Error: Piece of Cake (1988); The Fighter Boys: A Perfect Hero (1991); Conclusion; Select Filmography; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-7486-5127-6

1-280-86644-6

9786610866441

0-7486-3024-4

OCLC:

476077840