Call to Arms, A: Propaganda and Rearmament in the 1930s
- Synopsis
- Examines the selling of rearmament in Britain prior to the advent of World War 2. Traces the story of British rearmament and sheds new light on the methods by which the Government used the newsreels to promote popular support for this policy and examines the role which the newsreels played in psychological rearmament.
- Series
- British Universities Historical Studies in Film, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of production
- 1985
- Documentation
- Reference: ‘The Political Re-Education of Germany and Her Allies After World War 2’ edited by Nicholas Pronay and Keith Wilson (Croom Helm, 1985).
- Uses
- Undergraduate courses on history, media studies, politics.*
- Subjects
- History
- Keywords
- arms trade; propaganda; World War II
Online availability
- URI
- http://bufvc.ac.uk/newsonscreen/filmandthehistorian/consortiumfilms/historicalstudies
- Price
- free to UK HE and FE
- Delivery
- Streamed
Credits
- Writer
- Philip M Taylor
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £60.00
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 55 minutes
- Year
- 2010
Sponsor
- Name
InterUniversity History Film Consortium
- Web
- http://www.bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 393 1500
- Fax
- 020 393 1555
- Address
- c/o BUFVC
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ
Distributor
- Name
Higher Education Film & Video Library
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac. External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7393 1503
- Fax
- 020 7393 1555
- Address
- c/o British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street
London
W1T 3QJ - Notes
- Catalogue available from British Universities Film & Video Council.
- Name
Learning on Screen - the British Universities and Colleges Film and Video Council
- services@bufvc.ac.uk
- Web
- http://bufvc.ac.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 3743 2345
- Address
- York House
221 Pentonville Road
London
N1 9UZ - Notes
- The Learning on Screen distribution library is currently only available in part. Please contact us with any individual queries. The two series of InterUniversity History Film Consortium films which make extensive use of archive footage been digitised for free, online viewing by UK HE institutions - see Learning on Screen InterUniversity History Film Consortium Films (qv).
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