THE SUPERLATIVE BBC TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY SERIES - COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED. 1940 - Great Britain is threatened as never before. As Hitler's armies storm Europe in a Blitzkrieg of fire and death, the British people face defeat. For the first time in one thousand years, conquest seems inevitable... This is the story of that incredible year, when Britain faced its darkest moment - and produced instead its FINEST HOUR. The story of those momentous events is recounted by those who were there - British soldiers, sailors, pilots and civilians - and illustrated by superb archive footage. Evocative, chilling, vivid, heart-wrenching - their testimonies reveal a nation inspired by Winston Churchill to attempt a show of defiance that at first seemed suicidal. |