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  1. Report on Greece

    Date released
    1946
    Series name
    The March of Time 11th Year
    Issue no
    6
    NoS ID
    352261
    Story no
    1 / 1

    The March of Time synopsis: The film recalls the dark days of 1941 when, in spite of the valiant stand made by the Greek Army, the last Allied base in Europe was eventually invaded by the Axis. But though...

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  2. Biology at War (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 115 min.

    2 (55 min): Explores the history of biological warfare from World War 2 until 1969, when President Nixon renounced American use of biological weapons, and examines current research in the West. Notes that...

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  3. Henry V (1963 Radio)

    Series
    Men at Arms

    First in a radio drama series in which eight plays from different playwrights have been selected for their portrayal of the impact of warfare. Shakespeare’s Henry V was chosen since the play, "with all its...

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  4. Media Screen Roundup - February 2013

    Date
    8 Mar 2013, 10:32
    Author
    Linda
    Post Type
    Post

    The monthly roundup of film and television publications compiled by Simon Baker, Institute of Historical Research, & published here at the BUFVC by Linda Kaye. We’ve been compiling Media Screen...

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  5. Fog of War, The (1990 Video)

    Director
    Mike Rossiter
    Producer
    Mike Rossiter
    Subject
    Chemistry; Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 52 min., 1993 sale: £25.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the history, use, tactics and ethics of chemical warfare. Used in World War 1, phosgene and mustard gas produced such revulsion that their first use was banned in 1925, but 20 countries still...

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  6. Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Warfare (4 Parts) (1981 Multimedia)

    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Audiocassette. 31, 36, 20, 28 min.; 40, 44, 23, 35 slides. col.

    Part 1: Types of energy output, fireball, heat, blast, immediate radiation. Medical effects of flash, heat, treatment of burns, blast. Fall-out pattern, decay of radiation, effect of distance, time and...

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  7. 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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  8. India: The Struggle for Independence (2000 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 2000 sale: £29.95 (inc VAT +p&p)

    Looks at the complex mix of political, historical, cultural and military issues comprising the history of India. Includes location footage, archive film, period images, and comment and analysis from Dr David...

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  9. One Minute to Midnight: The Real Story of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1996 Video)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    Out of distribution

    Examines the events of the 15 days in October 1962 when Cold War tensions brought the world to the brink of nuclear war. Recalled by the surviving principals and participants from all sides, including an...

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  10. 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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