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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 leaders in cars.   Towards the end of the war the leaders of the Big Three powers Churchill (Britain), Roosevelt (USA) and Stalin (USSR) met in Teheran in 1943 and then here in Yalta in February 1945. Their aim was to discuss what would happen to Europe once the conflict was over. The upbeat tone of this clip is the most interesting feature. We do not get to see much at all, but the music and voice over both hint at optimism and progress. It is interesting to compare this with the style and tone of British films about events in the USSR.
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Video Length: 39
Date Found: April 08, 2008
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February 17, 2010
Short film describing the role of one of William I’s Domesday commissioners.
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 UK National Archives |
February 08, 2010
A documentary re-creation of the 1951 Festival of Britain South Bank Exhibition
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 UK National Archives |
December 16, 2008
This is an impressive display of US military might. Landing craft take marines to the beach who then storm ashore. Since the 19th century France had ruled Vietnam. During the Second World War Japan had taken over Vietnam. At the end of the war the French wanted to rule Vietnam but Ho Chi Minh, ...
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 UK National Archives |
September 29, 2008
Henry explains how important letters were. The post is good on the whole. He explains that soldiers like descriptions of ordinary daily life. He also explains that long letters can also be used as toilet paper! He also points out that soldiers often get bad news. He then explains censorship and ...
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 UK National Archives |
July 25, 2008
This clip shows trainee Tommies digging trenches, probably in England in 1915. The clip closes with instruction on rifles and a machine gun. The film shows troops training before being sent to the western front in 1915. They are all volunteers, persuaded to join up by Lord Kitchener's ...
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