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13 Hours that Saved Britain

This film explores the events of September 15th, 1940 - the day Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle.' On a day now celebrated as Battle of Britain Day, Adolph Hitler's Nazi war planes fought the British Royal Air Force. Dramatic color film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews show the power of events seventy years ago to resonate down through the generations.
13 Hours that Saved Britain is rated 3.4 out of 5 by 5.
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Rated 5 out of 5 by from Just Wonderful! I really enjoyed watching this! The videos were a bit repetitious but there can't be that much footage out there so I appreciate what I was able to see. I loved hearing from actual British witnesses and survivors. Such bravery and such hardship to endure. And to think that they had four more years of this to go through. Thank you so much for this! So well done!
Date published: 2022-06-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent Course Very informative. Must take the Audio/Vedial course. The real life scenes bring the presentation to life. Tough lot of people - the Brits. Hope we can be the same.
Date published: 2021-10-21
Rated 1 out of 5 by from Very well done. There is little substitute for eyewitness accounts of ordinary Brits during such a day and this does very well with such interviews along with actual footage and explanation of events.
Date published: 2021-09-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by from Excellent! Excellent video. Very enjoyable and well made. Amazing to hear the stories from these surviving eyewitnesses who lived through one of the greatest turning points in world history. Going to mark September 15th on my calendar.
Date published: 2021-08-05
Rated 1 out of 5 by from "Dramatic color film footage" So this entire "documentary" with its "dramatic color film footage" is just interviews stitched ontop of Battle of Britain (1969) movie scenes. Yeah I bet it is "dramatic", it is from a drama. This also means that all the historical inaccuracies from that movie are just reused in this "documentary", with notable examples such as completely wrong vehicles being used by the Germans. The fact that this sham of a documentary has ended up on Wondrium is a shame, and Magellan remains one of my least favorite parts of this website.
Date published: 2021-08-04
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Overview

This film explores the events of September 15th, 1940 - the day Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle.' On a day now celebrated as Battle of Britain Day, Adolph Hitler's Nazi war planes fought the British Royal Air Force. Dramatic color film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews show the power of events seventy years ago to resonate down through the generations.

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13 Hours That Saved Britain

01: 13 Hours That Saved Britain

This film explores the events of September 15th, 1940 - the day Churchill described as the 'crux of the battle.' On a day now celebrated as Battle of Britain Day, Adolph Hitler's Nazi war planes fought the British Royal Air Force. Dramatic color film footage of aerial combat combined with contemporary interviews show the power of events seventy years ago to resonate down through the generations.

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