British War Films 1939-1945

The cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the Second World War. Film was a critically important medium for influencing opinion. Films such as 'In Which We Serve' and 'One of Our Aircraft is Missing' shaped the British people's perceptions of the conflict. <em>British War Films 1939-45</em> is an account of the feature films produced during the war rather than government documentaries and official propaganda making the book an important index of British morale and values at a time of desperate national crisis. <br/>