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  1. News in the Desert

    Date released
    18 Jan 1943
    Series name
    Pathe Gazette
    Issue no
    43/5
    NoS ID
    099806
    Story no
    1 / 7
    Extras
    1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

    The production of the "8th Army News" a newspaper for men in the desert. The writers prepare their stories which are then taken off for printing by a DR. The press in action printing the one-page newspaper...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Digitised Documents Digitised Documents Online Online Moving image Moving image

  2. David Stirling and the birth of the SAS (1990)

    Genre
    Interview

    Interview on Lieutenant Archibald David Stirling and how he conceived the SAS after a parachuting accident which caused him to be hospitalised. First, and most successful operations of his elite force; and...

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  3. Activities in the Western Desert

    Date released
    7 Aug 1941
    Series name
    Universal News
    Issue no
    1154
    NoS ID
    146628
    Story no
    1 / 11

    Army postal services in the east. British army teaches Arabs darts New aerodromes in the making Dawn patrol at work.

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  4. A Second Front

    Date released
    24 Nov 1941
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1120
    NoS ID
    038060
    Story no
    5 / 5

    Reinforced British Army in Western Desert wins brilliant initial successes in sweeping offensive.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news To order To order Moving image Moving image

  5. The Battle of Bardia - Mix To

    Date released
    30 Jan 1941
    Series name
    British Paramount News
    Issue no
    1035
    NoS ID
    037657
    Story no
    2 / 2
    Extras
    1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 ephemera, 1 shot list

    Paramount cameraman EP Grenock sends further graphic pictures from Western Desert, as Wavell’s army sweeps on past Tobruk.

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Digitised Documents Digitised Documents To order To order Moving image Moving image

  6. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Saturday Night in Libya

    Date released
    9 Mar 1942
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    666
    NoS ID
    012174
    Story no
    5 / 6

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Mobile Bath Unit (Western Desert). DESCRIPTION: Almost as welcome as a food convoy in the Western Desert is the arrival of the Mobile Bath Unit. SHOTLIST: Men of the Army, Air Force and...

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  7. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Advance in the Western Desert

    Date released
    16 Dec 1940
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    602
    NoS ID
    011354
    Story no
    7 / 7

    The Army of the Nile under the command of General Sir Archibald Wavell has succeeded in driving the Italians back into Libya. Mechanised forces have pushed ashore and cut off enemy divisions attempting to...

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  8. Desert Pilgrimage

    Date released
    14 Nov 1955
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    1380
    NoS ID
    020507
    Story no
    3 / 8

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: French Pilgrims at Tobruk and Bir Hakeim Military Cemetery. DESCRIPTION: Tobruk, one of the most famous battlegrounds of the Western Desert campaign in World War Two was recently the...

    News on Screen News on Screen Cinema news Cinema news Online Online Moving image Moving image

  9. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Second Front: Moments in the Lull

    Date released
    24 Nov 1941
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    651
    NoS ID
    012039
    Story no
    3 / 4

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Fishing in the Desert. DESCRIPTION: During a lull in the fighting the men spend their time sleeping and fishing. The tailor does a good trade and there’s plenty of work for the...

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  10. Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Tank Power - The Test of Land Warfare

    Date released
    16 Jun 1941
    Series name
    British Movietone News
    Issue no
    628
    NoS ID
    011734
    Story no
    1 / 2

    MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tank Story. DESCRIPTION: New armoured regiments exercise in the defence lines of Britain. The tank has already given wonderful service in the Western Desert and Libya. The Army needs...

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