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The Royal Navy at war. WWII film collection / Imperial War Museum.

Other author/creatorImperial War Museum (Great Britain)
Other author/creatorKoch Entertainment (Firm)
Format Video (DVD)
Publication InfoPort Washington, NY : Distributed by Koch Entertainment, [2008]
Description4 videodiscs (614 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Subject(s)
Series Imperial War Museum, the official collection
Imperial War Museum, the official collection. ^A1091938
Contents Disc 1. 1940-1943: Commissioning a battleship ; Naval operations ; Corvettes ; Meet the ship ; Battleship ; Raising sailors ; Mastery of the sea ; HM Navies go to sea -- Disc 2. Fleet Air Arm: The battle fleets of Britain ; Carrier flying ; Catapult ships ; Deck landing ; Fleet fighter ; U-boats recognition & attack by naval aircraft -- Disc 3. Naval instructional films: Duties of the helmsman ; Raising steam ; Ship safety ; Duties of lookouts ; Ships' internal communications -- Disc 4. Know your own navy: Know your own navy, part 1 ; Know your own navy, part 2 ; Know your own navy, part 3 ; The navy in action ; Meeting the U-boat menace ; Sailors of tomorrow ; Submarine on patrol ; The chariot.
Abstract 1940-1943: Covers the commissioning of HMS Howe, naval combat 1941-2, Flower-class Corvettes, naval service worldwide. Fleet air arm: Covers carrier operations and landing techniques, fighter school, catapult shops, U-boat recognition from the air. Naval instructional films: Covers the duties of helmsmen and lookouts, raising steam on a destroyer, on-board safety routines, internal communications, the Sea Scouts, and more. Know your own Navy: Covers warship identification for Allied pilots, the royal Navy in combat, the Submarine Detection Branch, and more.
General noteDocumentary.
General noteTitle from container.
General noteOriginally released in 2005.
General noteIncludes 29 military film documentaries.
General noteSpecial features: Excerpts from "Anchor work," "Introduction to naval gunnery" and "Smoke screens at sea;" Sam Pepys joins the navy; sea cadets; HMS Royal Sovereign; HMS Ark Royal; HMS Illustrious.
Technical detailsDVD.
ISBN1417230754
ISBN9781417230754
UPC 741952655695
Publisher numberKOC-DV-6556 Koch Entertainment
Stock numberMidwest Tape http://www.midwesttapes.com

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