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April 04, 2008
In this extract a woman who served in the Women’s Voluntary Service describes some of the work she and her friends did in an aircraft factory.   During the First World War ...
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April 04, 2008
This short clip shows butter and cheese making in New Zealand. The clip opens with shots of various cheese products and then cuts to cattle grazing on the pasture followed by scenes in a factory ...
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April 04, 2008
This short clip shows a range of jobs carried out by women in the armed forces during the war. It includes scenes of women on parade, and also cooking, typing and marching while on ...
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April 04, 2008
A Halas and Batchelor cartoon on the need for scrap. The animation shows a wide range of waste items being converted into useful items. Old hot water bottles are turned into tyres, old scraps of ...
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April 04, 2008
In this sequence a young girl, Rita, is on her way to school. A very stern and posh lady describes how Rita’s clothes have all been made from other discarded clothes.   During ...
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April 04, 2008
Soldiering is described as being a bit boring! Henry explains how a lot of time is spent doing little or nothing. He tells us that the main action is at night including: raids, patrols, and ...
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April 04, 2008
This short clip consists of a romantic scene in which a noble woman runs a horse drawn plough across the field. It is taken from a recruiting film for more women to help in the war ...
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April 04, 2008
This clip explains the different types of gases used and their effects. He gives a harrowing description of one soldier who was badly burned by gas.   This clip is one of fourteen ...
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April 04, 2008
Henry explains that the kitchens are about a mile from the front line trenches. He describes how different types of food are carried up to the front. He explains that communication trenches used ...
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April 04, 2008
Opening title says Tattenham Corner, followed by scenes of horses racing past. A new title then tells us ‘Suffragette killed in attempt to pull down the King’s horse’. We then see the famous ...
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April 04, 2008
The film goes straight in to show women using heavy engineering machinery such as belt driven lathes. We see women on the production line assembling shells, which is clearly a complex and quite ...
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April 04, 2008
In this short sequence we see Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig inspecting the wrecked remains of the Hindenburg Line, Germany’s strongest line of defences. With him is Colonel Robert S. Bacon, a US ...
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April 04, 2008
Henry explains how the order comes and the whistle blows and he has to go over the top. He describes the fear and also the shell and bullet fire coming at the advancing soldiers. He explains how ...
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April 04, 2008
This sequence opens with a title commenting on the supply operation to make the attack on the Somme possible. We then see a panning shot of a vast supply dump. This is followed by another title ...
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April 04, 2008
This short extract sees Henry explaining that experienced soldiers were very wary of putting their heads, hands or anything else over the top of the trench. He concludes by explaining how ...
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April 04, 2008
Henry opens by explaining how the soldiers often worried about being killed or injured. Soldiers often gambled, partly because death could be sudden and instant. Before attacking, soldiers were ...
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April 02, 2008
Mussolini strides on to the parade ground and an Italian commentary immediately starts up. We see Mussolini awarding campaign medals to soldiers and to the widows of men killed in battle. Most of ...
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April 02, 2008
This clip gives us a detailed view of preparations for the attack at the Somme. We see vast ammunition dumps followed by busy scenes of trucks moving shells and other equipment and men busily ...
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April 02, 2008
The clip opens with an interview with Colonel Paul Tebbits, the officer in charge of the bomb group that dropped the Hiroshima Bomb. The Colonel then describes his experiences in a very calm way. ...
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April 02, 2008
In this clip we see people bathing in the sea with interesting details like the bathing booths. Later people are shown having portrait photos taken. We get a brief glimpse of women letting their ...
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