Warwork News. No 27

Synopsis

'Warwork News’ is a series of short newsreels produced during World War 2 for distribution in British factories. 1) ‘The other man’s job’, a theme that appeared in many issues of Warwork News - in this case women in a Scottish shipyard building landing ship tanks. 2) ‘Warrior of the week’, another recurring theme: a soldier back from Burma tells of some of his experiences and stresses the importance of good equipment. 3) ‘Mubo wrestled from the Japanese’: a description of some of the uses of air power in the war in the Pacific. 4) An account of the preparations made for the invasion of Sicily.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 9 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1943

Availability

Special loan only

Subjects

History

Keywords

newsreel films; Warwork News; World War II

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5299

Address

Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ

Notes

Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR