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Images of War (1995 Multimedia)

Producer

Caroline Manyon

Subject

History

Distribution

CD-ROM

An investigation of World War 2, exploring the major battles, their political background and consequences. The 35 main battles are divided among five main theatres of war: Europe, the Eastern Front, the...

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Deadly Quarrels (1996)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (DVD-R, 24 minutes), £34.99

During World War 1 eight million people were killed and 20 million wounded. Two people turned to mathematics in a hope of preventing another such disaster. The Quaker Lewis Fry Richardson generated complex...

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Vanity Fair: The Battlefield (1987 Video)

Producer

Peter Jarvis

Subject

Film & television production

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min.

Follows the work of the visual effects designer as he sets the scene for the Battle of Waterloo in the BBC drama serialisation of Thackeray’s ‘Vanity Fair’. Shows the work of costume designers, make-up...

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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Italy - The Last Offensive

Date released

22 Apr 1945

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

829

NoS ID

013430

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Italy - Last Offensive. DESCRIPTION: Pictures of the 8th Army attack on the Senio river line in Northern Italy. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Mahrattas march single file along road. Artillery...

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Churchill Visits the Front

Date released

19 Jun 1944

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1388

NoS ID

039209

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

Latest report from the Second Front includes visit of Prime Minister, Field Marshal Smuts and Chief of the General Staff. General Eisenhower is accompanied by US Chief of Staff, General Marshall, on his...

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Images of Conflict (2009)

aka: War Photography

Subject

Media studies

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

We are bombarded on a daily basis by images of war, but there is a fine line between embedded coverage and propaganda. If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is the life of the war photographer worth?...

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Pacific Island Warfare

Date released

9 Aug 1945

Series name

Pathe Gazette

Issue no

45/64

NoS ID

100771

Story no

1 / 2

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

SHOTLIST: Australian attack on Balikpapan. Jungle fighting in Borneo on a scale hitherto unseen in newsreel. Film shows advance through jungle by Australian troops, firing at Japanese snipers and rescuing a...

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Small Arms, Soft Targets (1994 Video)

Producer

Martin Freeth

Subject

Technology

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min., 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)

In recent years the design of anti-personnel weapons has raced ahead. But new generations of automatic rifles, fragmentation weapons and landmines are producing an epidemic of horrifying injuries on the...

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Hell on Earth (1931)

aka: Niemandsland

Director

Victor Trivas; George Shdanoff

Subject

History

The story of five men, an Englishman, a Frenchman, a German, a Russian Jew, and a Black American who meet on the battlefield of World War I. Setting aside their prejudices, they refuse to kill each other and...

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Cross-Country with Chieftain

Date released

8 Aug 1963

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1783A

NoS ID

025200

Story no

1 / 3

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cross-Country With Chieftain. DESCRIPTION: Chieftain, the new battle tank which will come into service in the British Army during 1965, is seen here on a cross-country demonstration....

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