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Napoleon (2015)

Director

David Barrie

Subject

History; Military Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3x50 mins.), £595

2015 marks 200 years since the Battle of Waterloo. The three-part series sheds new light on Napoleon as an extraordinarily gifted military commander and a mesmeric leader whose private life - contrary to...

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West Country Naval Museum

Date released

16 Jul 1951

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2191

NoS ID

152058

Story no

1 / 7

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WW2 Cabinet war rooms open to public (1984)

Genre

Interview; Special; Speech

A tour of the Second World War Cabinet war rooms, as they are prepared for opening to the public. Includes excerpts from famous speeches by wartime Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Reporter is Charlie Rose.

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Trafalgar Anniversary

Date released

17 Oct 1955

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

2635

NoS ID

155077

Story no

5 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet

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History of the Red Army (2 Vols) (Video)

Subject

History

Distribution

Sale, 2 videocassettes. VHS. b&w/col. 52 min. each, 2001 sale: £2.99 (inclusive) each

Traces the history of the Red Army of workers and peasants from its formation during the post-revolution turmoil in 1918 to its development as the world’s most highly equipped standing army. Uses recently...

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Operation Barbarossa: The Russian German War (2015)

Producer

Jerry Lawton

Subject

History; Military Science

Distribution

DVD (Region 2 PAL, 136 minutes), £12.99

First shown on Canadian television in 1995, a 2-DVD set giving an account of the events that unfolded between the Russians and the Germans on the Eastern Front during World War II. The lives of tens of...

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What a Contrast in ‘Wooden Walls’!

Date released

14 Jan 1926

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

751-1

NoS ID

130355

Story no

4 / 6

Shots of HMS ‘Implacable’, a warship from Nelson’s time.

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The Cherry-Pickers

Date released

1965

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

345

NoS ID

350514

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis: Episodes in the history of the 11th Hussars who are celebrating their 250th anniversary.

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News Digest

Date released

1943

Series name

The Gen

Issue no

4

NoS ID

080842

Story no

11 / 12

Pompeii: British airmen visit ruins; Vesuvius erupting.

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Clacton Invaded - Mock Battle

Date released

20 Aug 1923

Series name

Gaumont Graphic

Issue no

1295

NoS ID

079469

Story no

1 / 4

'Tribesmen’ arrive, run along beach.

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