Empire at War

The two defining global conflicts of the 20th century were not only fought for Britain’s Empire but by Britain’s Empire. From Indian troops on the front line in the Great War to West African troops serving in the jungles of Burma, these films document the often unseen contribution of imperial subjects to Britain’s war efforts. During World War Two, official film propaganda became an increasingly important means of disseminating information about the war to both British and colonial audiences. Armed Forces film units were established to gather film footage from the theatres of conflict, and unedited material shot by these army cameramen provides an intimate record of the Empire at war.  

 
 
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WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 161 (5/6/1944) (1944) enhanced entry

I. 'BURMA.' British Fourteenth Army M3 Stuart light tanks and soft-skinned vehicles drive along a jungle track during the fighting ...

WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 51 (20/4/42)

WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 51 (20/4/42) (1942)has video enhanced entry

India.

A map of India shows the provinces, Bay of Bengal and the Arabian sea. The commentary introduces this ...

 

WARWICKSHIRE YEOMANRY IN PALESTINE (1939) enhanced entry

(Reel 1) A soldier in uniform stands in heavily frosted yard. View of white cliffs, from ship (Troopship Vienna?) leaving ...

WELFARE WITH ITS FINGER OUT (2/1944)

WELFARE WITH ITS FINGER OUT (2/1944) (1944)has video enhanced entry

Film presumably intended for distribution in RAF camp cinemas in India and Burma illustrates the work done by ...

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE

WEST AFRICA WAS THERE (1945)has video enhanced entry

Film account of the part played by the 81st and 82nd (West African) Divisions in the third Arakan ...

 

WITH THE INDIAN TROOPS AT THE FRONT PART I (1916) enhanced entry

Units of the former Indian Corps, just after its disbandment, in rear areas before their departure from France, ...