War Machines of the World

Series

Series Name

London Line (Colour series 2)

Issue

Issue No.

5

Date Released

1967

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1War Machines of the World
2. 2The Pink Floyd
3. 3At Last ....... The Computer You Can Talk To
4. 4The See-Through Tea-Pot

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 4

Summary

COI synopsis: A tiny office in London is the home of the world’s most famous directory of war machines - there’s a copy on every government’s shelf. Michael Smee talks to the editor of "Jane’s Fighting Ships" about the history of the books and about the original war game.

Keywords

Mass media; Military

Written sources

COI Microfilm Roll 43 [BFI National Archive]   Used for synopsis

COI Reference

MI 1394/5

Credits:

Sponsor

Central Office of Information (COI)

Sponsor

Commonwealth Affairs Office

Sponsor

Foreign Office

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

Email

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Web

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Phone

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Fax

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Address

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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