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  1. World War I (1996 Multimedia)

    Subject
    History
    Distribution
    CD-ROM

    An archive of World War 1 material with commentary, presented in a series of documented case studies covering the chronology of the war (orogins, Eastern Europe, the war at sea and in the air, the home...

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  2. Japan - Master of the Orient

    Date released
    1939
    Series name
    The March of Time 5th Year
    Issue no
    2
    NoS ID
    352216
    Story no
    1 / 1

    The March of Time synopsis: The film explains that Japan’s invasion of China, which to the rest of the world is a war of unprovoked aggression, is to the Japanese a "Holy War", blessed by the Shinto gods....

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  3. Ufa: Myth and Reality (1995 Video)

    Director
    Erwin Leisner
    Subject
    Media studies
    Distribution
    out of distributin, Videocassette. VHS. col. 3 x 45 min.

    A history of the Universum Film AG (UFa), an influential film production company in Germany. Part 1 covers the period from its founding in 1917 to 1932 and includes excerpts from films including BOMBEN AUF...

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  4. Power from the Wind (1989 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 26 min.

    Considers how wind energy was used in the past to perform a range of tasks, from draining the land to grinding corn and sugar cane. With the invention of the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution the...

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  5. Soap and Water (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Neil Cameron
    Subject
    History; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at two aspects of water supply - the provision of abundant quantities of clean water and the consequences of that water being available. The building of the Thirlmere Dam in the Lake District in the...

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  6. Unemployment - America’s big political issue

    Date released
    Feb 1936
    Series name
    The March of Time 2nd Year
    Issue no
    3
    NoS ID
    352136
    Story no
    2 / 3

    The March of Time synopsis: In America, the older the year 1936 becomes, the more feverish and full of ballyhoo it grows, for it brings another National election. Ballot boxes are dusted off, flag markers...

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  7. Britain’s R.A.F.

    Date released
    Dec 1940
    Series name
    The March of Time 6th Year
    Issue no
    6
    NoS ID
    352024
    Story no
    1 / 1

    Documentary News Letter synopsis: It opens with an air battle over Dover, including some sensational shots of barrage balloons being shot down and the A.A. shells brusting round the machines and then goes on...

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  8. Hearts and Minds (2005)

    Director
    Peter Davis
    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 112 minutes), £19.99

    Recounts the history and attitudes of the opposing sides of the Vietnam War using archival news footage as well as their own film and interviews. A key theme is how attitudes of American racism and...

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  9. Mr and Mrs America

    Date released
    Feb 1943
    Series name
    The March of Time 8th Year
    Issue no
    8
    NoS ID
    352037
    Story no
    1 / 1

    The March of Time synopsis: America has suffered less than the countries of Europe and the Pacific, but she too is being gradually transformed by war. What these changes are, and how they are being brought...

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  10. Belgium’s King Decides

    Date released
    May 1936
    Series name
    The March of Time 2nd Year
    Issue no
    6
    NoS ID
    352145
    Story no
    2 / 3

    The March of Time synopsis: With Belgium’s traditional policy of neutrality shattered by the War. King Albert signed a military alliance with France. His death in 1934, left to his stripling, untried son...

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