BRITISH WAR FILMS, 1939 - 45 [Hardcover]

S. P. Mackenzie (Author)

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Publication Date: April 2001 | ISBN-10: 1852852585 | ISBN-13: 978-1852852580

The cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the Second World War. Film was a critically important medium for influencing opinion. Films, such as In Which We Serve and One of Our Aircraft is Missing, shaped the British people's perceptions of the conflict. British War Films, 1939-45 is an account of the feature films produced during the war, rather than government documentaries and official propaganda, making the book an important index of British morale and values at a time of desperate national crisis.

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The cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the Second World War. Film was a critically important medium for influencing opinion. Films, such as In Which We Serve and One of Our Aircraft is Missing, shaped the British people's perceptions of the conflict. British War Films, 1939-45 is an account of the feature films produced during the war, rather than government documentaries and official propaganda, making the book an important index of British morale and values at a time of desperate national crisis.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 244 pages
• Publisher: Hambledon Continuum (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1852852585
• ISBN-13: 978-1852852580
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,692,562 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)