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War Against the Zulus, The (1996 Video)

aka: Zulu Wars 1879 - The Disaster at Isandlwhana

Subject

History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min.

Uses battle reconstructions from the film ZULU DAWN, further reconstructions and re-enactments, dramatised eye-witness accounts, and 3-D mapping techniques to tell the story of the slaughter at Isandlwhana,...

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Persian Wars, The: The Storm from the East (1997 Video)

Subject

Classical studies

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 50 min., 1997 sale: £38.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Traces the causes and course of the Persian Wars, from the Ionian revolt against Persian rule in the town of Miletus in 499BC to the Battle of Platea. Filmed on location, shows the major sites of the...

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Planet Oil (2015)

Producer

Richard Downes

Subject

Energy; Geology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 150 minutes), £585.00

Three part series which tells the story of global energy security, at a critical juncture in the history of humankind. Travelling to many oil and gas producing territories around the world, ‘Planet Oil’...

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Wars of the Roses, The: A Bloody Crown (2011)

Director

James Fowler

Subject

Archaeology; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 157 minutes), £9.99

This documentary tells the story of the struggle between the Houses of Lancaster and York using full scale reconstructions and recreations. Graphic animation clearly explains the movements and tactical...

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Russian Miracle, The (1963 Film)

Subject

History

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Russia in Tsarist times. 1917 Revolution. Wars of intervention and first attempts at industrialisation.

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Gas Attack (2002)

Subject

History; Military Science

Distribution

Sale, VHS (PAL, 164 minutes), £12.99

This programme traces the history of gas and chemical weapons in the First and Second World Wars.

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Star Wars: Artificial Intelligence in Space (1987 Video)

Director

Thomas Tyrwhitt

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Hire, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min.

An analysis of the US government’s Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI). A description of what it means, who pays for and controls it, and whether it is likely to succeed.

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Scar Wars (1995 Video)

Subject

Medical sciences

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Looks at developments in techniques to prevent disfiguring scars, based on research into how and why wounds heal. This work should also give hope to people suffering from persistent wounds, such as ulcers,...

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English Civil Wars, The (1996 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc. VAT +p&p)

A survey of the military, social, political and religious aspects of the English civil war. Includes a large-scale reconstruction of the warfare of the period, three-dimensional maps and graphics, and...

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Battle of Rorke’s Drift, The (1996 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 55 min.

Uses re-enactments, dramatised eye-witness accounts, period images and photographs to tell the story of the handful of British Redcoats who successfully defended Rorke’s Drift against more than 4000 Zulu...

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