The Battle of Britain; The Making of a Film by Leonard Mosley: 1969 First Edition Hardback

Author: Leonard Mosley

Publisher: 1969, Weidenfeld & Nicolson

Pagination: 207

Format: Hardback + DJ

Condition: Very good, with some light shelf & handling wear

"Spitfire Red Leader here. I have sighted our visitors." Once again Messerschmidts and Heinkels winged above the calm English countryside, but this time there was a difference... It was May 1968 and the stage was set for the spectacular flying sequences of one of the biggest, most costly films ever made. Leonard Mosley, the distinguished author and film critic who covered the Battle of Britain in 1940 as a newspaperman, spent weeks on location with the various film units in both England and Spain researching for this unique book which links the story of those fateful days to a fascinating account of how a film company recreated the dramatic events of one short summer, when the Few shielded Britain from the fury of the Luftwaffe. He tells of the difficulties encountered in obtaining facilities and assembling the necessary aircraft, of troubles with the stars, tensions among the pilots, political pressures and the recurring financial crises. __How all of these problems were overcome by the oxygen of enthusiasm to produce a thrilling film that contains the most exciting and realistic aerial combat scenes ever screened, adds a new dimension and a new understanding to the Battle of Britain.