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Uses diaries, memoirs, photographs and archive film to examine the role that the media played in the Boer War 1899-1902.
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... Film Unit newsreel, British Empire at War, was primarily produced for African ... were earlier examples during the war – such as An African in London ... .
Smyth, Rosaleen, ‘The Post-War Career of the Colonial Film Unit in ...
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Great Britain
Marking the 20th anniversary of the Falklands War, this documentary relays the impact of the war at home, particularly with regard to the turnaround in the political fortunes of PM Margaret Thatcher.
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... a summons to hold himself ready for service in the army, as he is a reservist. He is then seen taking his departure. After the war, the same room is seen empty of furniture and the man is forced to steal a loaf from a baker's barrow to feed his starving ...
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... helicopter. Helicopters in fact play the key tactical role in the war in the Borneo jungle and fly soldiers to the small ... Dangers and difficulties which face the troops fighting this guerrilla war are matched by the task which confronts the British forces ...
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... , he returned to flying duties in July 1944, as Commanding Officer of 619 Squadron, equipped with Avro Lancasters. After the war, Milward continued his RAF career in number of positions and bases, including Officer in Command RAF Mepal (1946) and RAF ...
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... corporate films during the Second World War. This film was made for ... the pattern for Greenpark’s post-war production: lyrical and literate, award- ... Pier, Shadows of Progress: Documentary Film in Post-War Britain (London: Palgrave / BFI, 2010 ...
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... stresses that Russia has not yet reached the peak of her war production. Russian T-34/76B tanks roll out of a tank ... at unseen targets. The continuing British contribution to the Russian war effort is stressed, with the commentary asserting that for the ...
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... ATS has gained high respect and has become an "indispensable war-time force." ATS members march smartly along The ... attend a special religious service at Westminster Abbey.
II. 'RUSSIA: WAR IN THE MARSHES.' An item that highlights the special equipment ...
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... an Army Post Office building.
III. 'ELEPHANTS PUSH FOR THE WAR EFFORT.' An item that highlights the use of Indian elephants in engineering and forestry works beneficial to the Allied war effort. A Burmese forestry worker uses a hand-axe to ...
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... Fleet prepares for "greatest naval engagement fought in this war". Royal Navy sailors receive ammunition for naval gun by ... were so proud. British infantry arrive to liberate the prisoner of war camp at Adi Ugri. Unshaven British prisoners celebrate their ...
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... machines in operation and flooded Dutch farmsteads.
III. 'THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN.' Interior footage shows male and female factory ... building is contrasted with stock shot footage of its pre-war splendour (including brief footage of Adolf Hitler at an ...
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