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6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6, The 19th Province
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 51 mins
The Cairo conference, the diplomatic offensive, the exodus of refugees from Kuwait, the military mobilization and the Allied decision to go on the offensive on November 8th, 1990. The occupation of Kuwait, the organisation of the resistance, the military build-up of 700,000 troops and the final diplomatic rounds....
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 4 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 51 mins
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6 Battle for the Gulf, 5 of 6, A Different Kind of War
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in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 5 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
The air war by the Allies begins. The Allies started jamming Baghdad’s radar defences. The jamming gave the game away. Iraqi radars were blinded, but 3,000 anti-aircraft guns and 60 missile batteries began firing wildly into the sky. Allied missiles destroyed the main telephone tower. Another laser-guided bomb h...
in 6 Battle for the Gulf, 5 of 6 (London, England: SW Pictures, 2001), 50 mins
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Air Front, 1, The Early Years '39-'42
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produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 1 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 11 mins
World War II perhaps saw the greatest advancement in air warfare of the 20th century. Conflict was now determined on the battlefield and in the air above, with both fighter aircraft and bombers playing a much larger role. In this program, the first in a series of three following the development of air assault, the...
produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 1 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 11 mins
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Air Front, 2, The Yanks Are Coming '42-'45
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produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 2 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 6 mins
From the beginning of World War II until the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Britain's Royal Air Force had stood alone. However, with America's entry into the war and the arrival of the 8th US Army Air Force, in the UK the tide began to turn.
produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 2 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2010), 1 hour 6 mins
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Air Front, 3, Japan: Triumph & Defeat '41-'45
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produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 3 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 7 mins
Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese Empire rapidly surged out into south-east Asia and the Central Pacific. Triumph & Defeat '41 - '45 tells the story of the initial Japanese successes and then the relentless fight back by the Allies across the vast distances of the Pacific. Allied Air Force & Navy...
produced by Mars Productions Limited and ArtsMagic, in Air Front, 3 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2011), 1 hour 7 mins
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Barbarians, The Franks
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produced by Robert H. Gardner, 1947-, in Barbarians (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 48 mins
The savage story of four of history's most fearsome tribes: the Saxons, The Franks, the Vandals, and the Lombards, who cut a swath of destruction through the heart of the Roman world for the better part of a millennium.
produced by Robert H. Gardner, 1947-, in Barbarians (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 48 mins
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Barbarians, The Lombards
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produced by Robert H. Gardner, 1947-, in Barbarians (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 47 mins
The savage story of four of history's most fearsome tribes: the Saxons, The Franks, the Vandals, and the Lombards, who cut a swath of destruction through the heart of the Roman world for the better part of a millennium.
produced by Robert H. Gardner, 1947-, in Barbarians (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2006), 47 mins
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Canada Carries On, Churchill's Island
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
This film won the NFB its first Oscar® and was also the first documentary to win this coveted award. It presents the strategy of the Battle of Britain, showing with penetrating clarity the relationship of the various forces that went to make up the island's defences. Here is the Royal Air Force in its epic battle...
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in Canada Carries On (Montreal, QC: National Film Board of Canada), 21 mins
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Century of Flight, 7, Struggle for the Skies
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
Fighter developments and the great air battles. Colour collage of World War II fighters. All powerful Luftwaffe - Poland 1939 and France 1940. The Critical Contest - Battle of Britain 1940, including the tactics used by both sides. Colour graphics and diagrams are used. The Fighter War in Europe - Eastern and West...
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 7 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
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Century of Flight, 9, Airpower and Navies
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
The influence of aviation on maritime operations during World War II. Colour footage of Pearl Harbor in the aftermathof the Japanese 1941 attack on it. How Pearl Harbor took place - the story of the planning, including Yamamoto drawing inspiration from the British carrier strike on the Italian port of Taranto, and...
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Century of Flight, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997, originally published 1997), 52 mins
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