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More US Troops Arrive in Britain

Date released

17 Jan 1944

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

44/5

NoS ID

100246

Story no

1 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Troopship loaded with US troops arrives at a British port. The troops come ashore and on stepping from the gangplank they walk across a picture of Hitler. American Army nurses are also among the arrivals.

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Great Wall of China, The (2008)

aka: Great Wall

Subject

Archaeology; Engineering; Geography; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 120 minutes), £17.99

This two-hour drama-doc traces the story of the building of the Great Wall in its latest, greatest guise - the colossal brick structure that that everyone recognises as the Wall, from the terror of...

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Warrior to Shakespearean Actor (Video)

aka: Pritzker Military Library Presents: Season 11, Episode 15

Series

Shakespeare and the Citizen Soldier

Director

Bradley Guidera

Producer

Bradley Guidera; Megan Williams; Aaron Pylinski

A US Army veteran, playwright and actor; Stephan Wolfert talks about his military path to the creative arts, Shakespeare and the stage.

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US army bases in UK closing (1990)

Genre

Interview

Interview with former Defence Secretary Michael Heseltine on the US shutting down 3 of its army bases in Britain- Greenham Common, Fairfield, Weathersfield. Female interviewer not identified. For FM breakfast.

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Ocean Sound This Week No.31: Programme 31 of a weekly news and sports review (1987)

OCEAN SOUND THIS WEEK NO. 31 Programme 31 of a weekly news and sports review called Ocean Sound This Week, broadcast by independent radio station Ocean Sound on 24 May 1987. Presented by MATT HOPPER. TRACK...

ILR South Radio Online Audio

A Fight Between Friends

Date released

18 Feb 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/14

NoS ID

099857

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Boxing tournament between Royal Navy and US Army. In one of the bouts the fight is stopped after a knock-down but the crowd don’t like it so it is restarted again only to see the Army contestant put away...

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Salute to the Victors. The Eighth Army. Let US Now Pay Tribute to Private Thomas Atkins

Date released

28 Jan 1943

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

946

NoS ID

063385

Story no

2 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

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Behind the World’s Front Lines - America Today including

Date released

1 Jun 1942

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

877

NoS ID

062794

Story no

7 / 8

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

General Brooke inspects US Army in Northern Ireland.

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US Army Show in London

Date released

22 Nov 1943

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

43/93

NoS ID

100179

Story no

3 / 4

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

Lady Mountbatten greets the King, Queen and two Princesses on their arrival to see the stage show of Irving Berlin’s "This is the Army". Cast on stage sing "Way down upon the Swanee River" and tap-dance....

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(Untitled record)

Date released

18 Sep 1969

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

69/76

NoS ID

113764

Story no

1 / 7

Extras

1 film clip

General Westmoreland, Chief of Staff United States Army, made a brief private visit to Britain at the invitation of the Chief of General Staff, General Sir Geoffrey Baker. The future pattern for the US Army...

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