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April 12, 2008
The cheery British voice over tells us of the arrival of various British military and diplomatic officials, hinting at the huge amount of work they have to get through. We then see Churchill ...
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April 10, 2008
This clip opens with a view from a moving vehicle entering the gates of the house where the conference is being held. Newspaper correspondents are complaining that little news is getting out. The ...
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April 09, 2008
The clip starts with a title and sequence showing British tommies rescuing a fallen comrade who later died. We then see the famous shot of a soldier carrying his fallen comrade. The action then ...
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April 08, 2008
The clip opens with triumphal music and scenes of the flags of the Big Three fluttering in the wind. The Russian commentary then starts over scenes of Soviet sailors guarding the arrival of the ...
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April 08, 2008
In this clip Private Henry Fairhurst describes what motivated him to join up. He talks about the setting up of Pals units. He then comments on how life in a Yorkshire mine might be good ...
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April 08, 2008
Henry opens by explaining he was first posted to Egypt, but little happened. He then came to France in Spring of 1916. He then explains the value and uses of the regulation steel helmet – some of ...
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April 07, 2008
This clip opens with Italian troops in action and then moves swiftly to show flight crews loading aircraft with bombs. We see Italian troops and African allies using modern artillery to bombard a ...
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April 07, 2008
This clip takes us first through a sequence of ruined cities in Belgium and France and shows scenes of complete devastation. This is contrasted with London’s safety from such attacks and this then ...
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April 07, 2008
The film opens with titles locating scenes of the fighting in Dublin at Easter 1916. Several different shots follow that focus on the huge amount of damage caused in the city. We are shown ...
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April 06, 2008
Clip opens with trucks and heavy machinery being loaded on to ships to go to Russia. The commentary stresses that this cooperation will continue after the war and there is already a contract to ...
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April 06, 2008
This short sequence is essentially a photo opportunity for the leaders at the Yalta Conference. The three leaders enter the courtyard and sit down together. It seems there is much cheerful chat ...
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April 05, 2008
This is a newsreel clip aimed at French and British audiences. The British voice over explains what is happening. The Foreign Secretary, Anthony Eden is shown being greeted by top Soviet ...
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April 05, 2008
This film has a soundtrack that describes the arrival of the evacuees at their destination and the preparations that have been made to receive them. There is a delightfully posh voice over from ...
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April 05, 2008
These scenes show the evacuation of children from one of the big cities, probably London, to more rural areas at the start of the war. The first scene shows children about to board the train, the ...
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April 05, 2008
This clip contains two extracts from a larger film about preparations for war in 1939. In the first, the hazards of the blackout are identified, particularly for travellers on the road. In the ...
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April 05, 2008
The clip shows machine gun practice in the Home Guard. The tone of the narration is far more personal than the other clip on the same topic.  In 1940 there was a very real danger ...
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April 05, 2008
In this clip Henry starts off describing rats and the soldiers’ hatred of them. The rats eat the dead, and Henry explains how bodies can be found everywhere and the superstition of shaking a dead ...
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April 05, 2008
This extract shows examples of the training that Home Guard units received in 1940. It shows how Home Guard units might attack an enemy making its way into a town. The tone of the narration is ...
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April 05, 2008
This film shows scenes of devastation after a bombing raid on a British city, probably London in 1941. Dramatic music composed by Beethoven provides the sound track for these scenes of ...
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April 05, 2008
The four extracts from this film cover essential preparations against possible attack in 1939. The first urges people to build their Anderson shelters, then advises on blackout and finally ...
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