1940 (5): Battle of Britain

Films related to the air battle for Britain from July to October 1940.

: Battle Of Britain (1940); Compilation of classic blitz bombing scenes in London.; British Pathé

: Churchill Speech 'battle Of France Is Over' (1941); Track of a short sequence of Winston Churchill's speech 'Battle of France is over'.; British Pathé

: Winston Churchill Speech - Their Finest Hour (1940); Extract from Churchill's 'Finest Hour Speech'.; British Pathé

: On The Watch! (1940); Good footage of the Home Defence Organisation keeping watch on coastal areas.; British Pathé

: Air Raids On Britain (1940); Various shots of air raid damage and of shot down German planes.; British Pathé

: American Gift To Britain (1940); Malcolm MacDonald makes speech of thanks for gift of ambulances from the USA.; British Pathé

: Prime Minister Inspects Defences (1940); Winston Churchill inspects the men and machines defending Britain's North East Coast.; British Pathé

: American Destroyers For Britain (1940); Britain leases old forts in Panama to America in return for loan of 50 warships.; British Pathé

: Gifts From USA (1940); Medical and clothing supplies are unloaded in docks and sorted by ladies of Dorothy House.; British Pathé

: Britain's Infantry On Wheels (1940); British infantry soldiers ride their motorcycles on manoeuvres in England.; British Pathé

: Us Destroyers Arrive In Britain (1940); American destroyers given for use by Royal Navy arrive in Britain.; British Pathé

: Still They Come - More American Destroyers For Britain (1940); American destroyers for British use are sailed to UK by Royal Navy crews.; British Pathé

: King With Bomber Command (1940); King George VI visits a secret Bomber Station.; British Pathé

: Air Crew In Training (1940); Air crew training somewhere in Britain.; British Pathé

: Roosevelt Speaking About Cancer Of Nazis And Aid To Britain; A truly great speech from FDR. He speaks of America being the 'Arsenal of Democracy'.; British Pathé

: Britain On Guard; Britain's coast guard troops on the alert in 1940.; British Pathé

: Britain Can Take It (1940); Good Blitz style scenes from bomb wrecked street in North London.; British Pathé

: Britain Carries On - 1940 (1940); Footage of women at work in sweets factory.; British Pathé

: Sir Kingsley Wood (1940); Sir Kingsley Wood inspects a Nazi plane on display in London for an 'Arms for Britain' drive.; British Pathé

: Britain Carries On (1940); Workers in a foundry carry on work in midst of bomb damage.; British Pathé

: Us Fighter Planes And Bomb Dump (1940); American fighter planes and air bombs in Britain.; British Pathé

: Military Store Dump (1940); US planes in flight and military store dump.; British Pathé

: Bomb Dump (1940); Men pulling cover over air bombs.; British Pathé

: Time To Remember - Standing Alone 1940 - Reel 3 (1940); Documentary film about events of later months of 1940.; British Pathé

: Air Raid - S.E. England; Bomb damage to a church and suburban houses following a Luftwaffe raid on S.E. England; British Pathé

: Raid On S.E. England AKA Air Raid Over S.E. Coast; Nazi bombers seen during a raid on S.E. England and the some of the aftermath, including shots of the remains of bombers brought down during the raid.; British Pathé

: Clawing Them Down (1940); Great story about Hurricanes and Spitfires in action against the Germans over France.; British Pathé

: Knights Of The Air (1940); Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.; British Pathé