Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play From the makers of & World War 2 In Colour& comes this acclaimed ITV series chronicling Great Britain&s wartime leader recently voted the & Greatest Briton& Actors Ian Mc Kellen Certificate Exempt from Classification Year 2003 Screen Widescreen 169 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Duration 3 hours & 8 minutes (approx)
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play CHURCHILL follows Britain’s iconic Prime Minister Winston Churchill in the days before the infamous D-Day landings in June 1944 As allied forces stand on the south coast of Britain poised to invade Nazi-occupied Europe they await Churchill’s decision on whether the invasion will actually move ahead Fearful of repeating his mistakes from World War I on the beaches of Gallipoli exhausted by years of war plagued by depression & obsessed with fulfilling historical greatness Churchill is also faced with constant criticism from his political opponents; General Eisenhower & Field Marshal Montgomery Only the unflinching support of Churchill’s brilliant unflappable wife Clementine can halt the Prime Minister’s physical & mental collapse & help lead him to greatness Actors Brian Cox Miranda Richardson John Slattery James Purefoy Julian Wadham Directors Jonathan Teplitzky Writers Alex von Tunzelmann Producers Claudia Bluemhuber Nick Taussig Piers Tempest Paul Van Carter Language English Number of discs 1 ...

Sir Winston Churchill statesman orator & former Prime Minister was a man whose words gave hope & inspiration to the British people & many are as relevant today as they were during the war years Churchill's speeches were not always confined to serious political rhetoric & motivation his off-the-cuff quips & comments displayed a wry wit & humour Churchill in"es is a celebration of this outstanding figure in British history presented in almost 200 photographs hand picked from the vast archives of the Press Association It covers the major events in Churchill's life from his birth & early days at Blenheim Palace to his marriage & the birth of his children; his service in the army war correspondence & role as First Lord of the Admiralty & appointment as Chancellor the Exchequer; his formation of government as wartime Prime Minister & the political & cabinet posts held during almost 50 years; his career as a historian & author; & his hobby as a sensitive artist & his retirement & death at the age of 90 ...

Mould Tools made in 1961 pack Illustration by Ron Jobson 1975 Enjoy the nostalgia with Airfix Vintage Classics The Churchill was the standard British infantry tank from 1941 It was not fast but had heavy armour good firepower & good cross-country performance The Mk VII used a 75mm gun & had increased frontal armour It first saw service in Normandy in 1944 104 pieces Please note box & model

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The British Churchill infantry tank may have been slightly cumbersome in appearance but was certainly one of the best Allied tanks of WWII Championed by Winston Churchill who insisted on the production of a new infantry support tank capable of crossing shell holes & trenches on the battlefield the Churchill proved to be reliable & resilient with thick frontal armour which made it impervious to all but the most powerful German guns First used during the disastrous Dieppe Raid of 1942 the Churchill would go on to see action in North Africa Italy & the Far East before playing a significant role in the Normandy Invasion Dimensions 12 x 10 x 22 Scale 150 Limited Edition Yes Limited Edition Size 1300 Length 144mm Age Suitability 14 ...

A group of American executives making a film about World War II decide that since their lead is rather unglamorous they will draft in an American GI to play the part of Winston Churchill Their take on the war depicts a handsome Churchill falling in love with Princess Elizabeth who is herself involved in the war as an undercover agent Together the glamorous couple uncover a secret plot within the royal palace itself & battle to save the world from the evil clutches of Hitler ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Set during the summer of 1953 Churchill's Secret tells a little-known part of Winston Churchill's great life story Prime Minister for the second time & in his late 70's Churchill suffers a life-threatening stroke which his inner circle conspired to hide from the public the film charts the course of Winston's remarkable recovery & investigates the strain that his great public service wrought upon his private life Told from the point of view of his family his doctor the men he championed & most touchingly his young nurse Churchill's Secret follows Winston's extraordinary battle to recover casting an honest light on the tensions within his brilliant & dysfunctional family Actors Allan Mustafa Hugo Chegwin Steve Stamp Marvin Jay Alvarez Asim Chaudhry Format PALLanguage English Subtitles English Region Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats) Number of discs 1 ...

Winston Churchill Britain&s iconic war time Prime Minister is inextricably linked with the victorious British Army of 1939 to 1945 Yet hindsight propaganda & the imperative of the defeat of Hitler & Imperial Japan have led to a tendency to oversimplify the image of Churchill the war leader & &his& Army For whilst Churchill was undeniably a towering statesman his relations with both the Army & War Office were ambiguous & altered considerably not only with the progress of the Second World War but over decades In this comprehensive book Stephen Bull examines every aspect of the British Army during the Second World War & considers in detail the strengths & weaknesses of an organisation that was tested to its limits on many fronts but made an immense contribution to the successful Allied outcome The book explores the structure of military power from the men who ran it the Generals to the detail of the regiments they commanded It looks at the uniforms the soldiers wore & the badges & insignia they bore on their uniforms The weaponry Churchill&s army used is discussed in detail from small arms including rifles bayonets grenades carbines & machine guns to the massed firepower of the artillery along with the increasing sophistication of tanks & other military vehicles during the period Finally the role of auxiliary & special forces & their contribution to the campaign is considered The comprehensive text is enhanced by more than 200 contemporary photographs ...

Brought together first as enemies in the Anglo-Boer War & later as allies in the First World War the remarkable & often touching friendship between Winston Churchill & Jan Smuts is a rich study in contrasts In youth they occupied very different worlds Churchill the rambunctious & thrusting young aristocrat; Smuts the aesthetic philosophical Cape farm boy who would go on to Cambridge Both were men of exceptional talents & achievements & between them the pair had to grapple with some of the twentieth century's most intractable issues not least of which the task of restoring peace & prosperity to Europe after two of mankind's bloodiest wars Drawing on a maze of archival & secondary sources including letters telegrams & the voluminous books written about both men Richard Steyn presents a fascinating account of two remarkable men in war & peace one the leader of the Empire the other the leader of a small fractious member of that Empire who nevertheless rose to global prominence ...

After the Second World War with much of Europe in ruins the victorious Winston Churchill swore to build a peace across Europe that would last a generation Fighting against the new ' Iron Curtain' which had fallen across the world & battling the personal disappointment of losing the 1945 election in Britain Churchill dedicated the rest of his life to forging a united Europe This book based in part on new evidence reveals his vision Britain as a leading member of the European family Through Churchill's own private papers Felix Klos unveils Churchill's personal battle to regain his place in world affairs his confidential conversations with European leaders & the thinking & preparation behind some of his most powerful speeches A beautifully written history of Europe after the war & a new glimpse at one of its greatest statesmen ...