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• Actors: documentary
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Time Life Video
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B0009MJAKA
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #385,144 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Europe 1940. Paris fell before the onslaught of the Third Reich ... Hitlers attempts to force Churchill to the bargaining table. Churchills repeated refusals. Hitlers choice INVADE. This is the Prelude to war video, THE BATTLE is a separate video.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Leadership and courage by youngsters, August 13, 2010

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Michael A Neulander "Political Philosophy" (VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Battlefield - The Battle of Britain - Prelude to Battle (VHS Tape)

As a retired army officer and an adjunct history professor I thought it was important to review what I consider the best war movies depicting the challenges of leadership and the command of men.

"The Battle of Britain" is one of the best movies showing the collective heroism and leadership of dedicated pilots who took to the skies again & again in the face of overwhelming odds. The German Luftwaffe's planes outnumber the R.A.F's by more than 2 to 1. "The Battle of Britain" tells the story of the of the air war in the early days of World War 2 for control of the skies over Britain as the new Luftwaffe and the Royal Air Force determine whether or not an invasion can take place. The intrepid leadership skills shown by hundreds of young 20 somethings is the reason Winston Churchill uttered one of his most memorable quotes. "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few."