The Gun (1940) British propaganda film made for screening in the USA

A propaganda film, with Ed Murrow, made for American consumption to stress the dependence of the British war effort on  US production via the Oerlikon gun  in convoy defence. It feature's the Royal Navy's role in convoy protection with excellent footage of HMS Nelson, the Mediterranean Fleet  and minesweeping by trawlers.

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