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Keep Calm and Carry on: News Reports from the British Home Front 1939-1945

Synopsis
Compilation of newsreels from the Second World War reporting on the activities on the Home Front. Among the eight hours’ worth of material are items on the evacuation of children, air raids, gas mask drills, rationing, land girls, the Luftwaffe’s bombing of British cities, the royal family’s activities, the changing roles of women and the manufacture of weapons and aircraft.
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Year of release
2011
Year of production
1939 - 1945
Subjects
Film studies; History
Keywords
Home Front; World War II; Home Guard; Women’s Land Army; evacuees

Distribution Formats

Type
DVD
Format
Region 2 PAL
Price
£19.99
Availability
Sale
Duration/Size
482 minutes
Year
2012

Publisher

Name

Strike Force Entertainment

Distributor

Name

Cherry Red Records

Web
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Phone
020 7371 5844
Fax
020 7384 1854
Address
Unit 17
First Floor
Eysium Gate West
126-128 New King’s Road
London
SW6 4LZ
Name

Plastic Head

Email
customerenquiries@plastichead.com
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Phone
01491 825029
Address
Avtech House, Hithercroft Road
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 9DA

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