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WWII: Battle of Britain Deluxe Edition

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This DVD is a collection of newsreels from the 1940's Battle of Britain. Despite all the books on that epic struggle, I'd recommend this collection most highly because nothing beats watching the news of the day to get a feel for the people the newsreels were filmed for.

You will see footage of actual air attacks that make you cringe in your recliner, and you will feel the fear as airplanes battle each other in the sky, as bombs explode in neighborhoods that could have been yours. More than 60 years later, most of the world was not alive yet when Britain fought for its life and endured a hell of fire, noise, and devastation.

With this DVD you will know what it was like to live through a nightmare from which people felt they would never wake up.

After viewing this documentary, go to London and see all the wonderful monuments dedicated to the Polish Air Force for saving London. The Polish Air Force, like the 5 million Polish-catholics murdered by Hitler and Stalin are constantly and painfully overlooked in History books, here in the USA. Overdue, is the respect to the Poles for their incredible contributions and heroics of WWII.

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."