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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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Great Generals of the 20th Century, The (1996 Multimedia)

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

Portraits of 20th-century military figures: Eisenhower, Haig, Montgomery, Patton, Rommel, Schwarzkopf, Sharon and others, with 15 generals discussed in depth and 45 additional biographies.

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War Poets, The (1998)

Subject

English language and literature

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes), £10.99

Traces the development of war poetry from Anglo-Saxon times to World War 1, using footage from feature films, contemporary images. Features critique and analysis by Jon Stallworthy of Oxford University, and...

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Mrs John Bull Prepared (1918 Film)

Subject

History; Women’s studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

The most extensive compilation made at the time about the role of British women in the First World War. Beginning with a fantasy sequence which shows the Spirit of Womanhood overcoming male chauvinist...

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Guns of August (2013)

Director

Nathan Kroll

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 95 minutes), £9.99

DVD release of the 1964 documentary based on Barbara Tuchman’s book of the same name, which tells the story of the events leading up to the outbreak of the First World War.

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Helen Thomas on Edward Thomas (1965)

Distribution

Sale, Audio (CD), £8.00

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Day in the Life of a Munition Worker, A (1917 Film)

Subject

Technology; Women’s studies

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Shows the various jobs performed by women at the Woolwich Arsenal. Stresses the measures taken to protect workers’ health and ends with a somewhat superficial medical examination.

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British Home Front, The: First World War 1914 - 1918 (2014)

Subject

Film studies; History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 153 minutes), £13.95

For the first time ever on DVD, a comprehensive impression of life on the British Home Front during the First World War and the very varied roles and responsibilities shouldered by British citizens during a...

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First World War U-Boat (1919 Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 78 min.

Two newly restored World War 1 films, DER MAGISCHE G‹RTEL ('The Enchanted Circle’) (1917, 44 min), and THE EXPLOITS OF A GERMAN SUBMARINE ('U-35’) OPERATING IN THE MEDITERRANEAN (1919, 34 min). The...

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Postcards Home (1966)

Director

Dai Vaughan

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 10 minutes), £5.40

Entirely composed of postcards sent to and from the front during the First World War, both picture and text. Skilfully directed by Dai Vaughan, it does not seek to evoke the physical reality of war so much...

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