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Ancient Impossible, Greatest Ships
directed by David O'Neill, fl. 2011, Ben Mole, Bo Channon, fl. 2000 and Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989; produced by Wild Dream Films, in Ancient Impossible (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 41 mins
How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand? Episode: Greatest Ships: Some of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago.
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directed by David O'Neill, fl. 2011, Ben Mole, Bo Channon, fl. 2000 and Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989; produced by Wild Dream Films, in Ancient Impossible (New York, NY: A&E Television Networks, 2014), 41 mins
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How did the Ancients move impossibly huge objects? Why did the Roman forces at the siege of Masada decide to shift an entire mountain by hand? Episode: Greatest Ships: Some of the greatest ships in history were actually designed, built and sailed thousands of years ago.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wild Dream Films, Bill Graves, fl. 1983
Author / Creator
David O'Neill, fl. 2011, Ben Mole, Bo Channon, fl. 2000, Stuart Clarke, fl. 1989
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
A&E Television Networks
Series
Ancient Impossible
Speaker / Narrator
Bill Graves, fl. 1983
Topic / Theme
Ancient and classical history curriculums, Navy ships, Technology, Weapons and ordnance, Attacks (Battles)
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Copyright © 2014 A+E Networks. All Rights Reserved
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Flashbacks, Episode 29
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the history of nuclear weapons.
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Flashbacks (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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This video, produced by World Wide Entertainment, is about the history of nuclear weapons.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Flashbacks
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Weapons and ordnance, Nuclear warfare, Public health, Scientific research, Surrenders, Weapons testing, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Atomic Bombing, Nagasaki, Japan, August 9, 1945, Cold War, 1945-1989, Japanese Surrender, August 14, 1945, Disease and Health, Science and Technology, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Heroes of World War II, 6, The Man Who Saved Britain's Cities
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
In 1940, German bombers were ready to bomb Britain into submission and they were aided by the use of radio beams which told them exactly where to drop bombs at night. Dr R V Jones of British Air Intelligence was tasked with defeating this high-tech warfare. Ingeniously, he devised counter-beams which put the Germa...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Heroes of World War II, 6 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2003, originally published 2003), 24 mins
Description
In 1940, German bombers were ready to bomb Britain into submission and they were aided by the use of radio beams which told them exactly where to drop bombs at night. Dr R V Jones of British Air Intelligence was tasked with defeating this high-tech warfare. Ingeniously, he devised counter-beams which put the Germans off target.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Heroes of World War II
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Reginald Victor Jones, 1911-1997
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Bombardment, Coded messages, Telecommunications, Military strategy, Weapons and ordnance, Blitz, September 1940-May 1941, Science and Technology, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003 BBC Worldwide
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Infamous Places, 17, Heeresversuchsanstalt Peenemünde
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 17 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Peenemude: In 1936 Germany’s Reich Ministry paid the town of Wolgast 750,000 Reichsmarks for the exclusive use of a large area of land near the mouth for the Peene River on the Baltic coast. It was made into an army research center and a Luftwaffe test site. The Heeves Ver such Stelle Peenemunds became one of th...
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 17 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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Peenemude: In 1936 Germany’s Reich Ministry paid the town of Wolgast 750,000 Reichsmarks for the exclusive use of a large area of land near the mouth for the Peene River on the Baltic coast. It was made into an army research center and a Luftwaffe test site. The Heeves Ver such Stelle Peenemunds became one of the five military proving grounds. It was the site of the development of the v2 rocket. It was the progenitor of all modern rockets and l...
Peenemude: In 1936 Germany’s Reich Ministry paid the town of Wolgast 750,000 Reichsmarks for the exclusive use of a large area of land near the mouth for the Peene River on the Baltic coast. It was made into an army research center and a Luftwaffe test site. The Heeves Ver such Stelle Peenemunds became one of the five military proving grounds. It was the site of the development of the v2 rocket. It was the progenitor of all modern rockets and lead to the Saturn five moon rocket. Many died during the construction of them. It took many years but in 1942 they finally got it right. Over 3225 of the 6000 made were launched, some of the targets were, England, Belgium and the Netherlands.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, Madeleine Swain
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Infamous Places
Speaker / Narrator
Madeleine Swain
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military bases, Weapons and ordnance, Scientific research, Weapons testing, World War II, 1939-1945, Science and Technology, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2007 by World Wide Entertainment
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Momentous Happenings, 17, 1995
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 17 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1995 saw terrorism return to the US, ethic cleansing in the Balkans, and orbiting space crews set new records in endurance. In April, United States army veteran Timothy McVeigh set off a car bomb which destroyed a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and causing widespread panic. McVeigh was later...
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 17 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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1995 saw terrorism return to the US, ethic cleansing in the Balkans, and orbiting space crews set new records in endurance. In April, United States army veteran Timothy McVeigh set off a car bomb which destroyed a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and causing widespread panic. McVeigh was later executed, in 2001. Meanwhile, in space, the Russians were setting records for their cosmonauts spending over 400 days in space. After...
1995 saw terrorism return to the US, ethic cleansing in the Balkans, and orbiting space crews set new records in endurance. In April, United States army veteran Timothy McVeigh set off a car bomb which destroyed a federal building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people and causing widespread panic. McVeigh was later executed, in 2001. Meanwhile, in space, the Russians were setting records for their cosmonauts spending over 400 days in space. After the war in Bosnia, the United Nations charged 21 Bosnian Serb commanders with
genocide and crimes against humanity.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
World Wide Entertainment
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
World Wide Entertainment
Series
Momentous Happenings
Person Discussed
Yitzhak Rabin, 1922-1995, Valeri Vladimirovich Polyakov, 1942-
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Spiritual leaders, Weapons testing, Spacecraft, Terrorism, Oklahoma City Bombing, Oklahoma City, OK, April 19, 1995, Yugoslav War Crimes Trials, Hague, Netherlands, 1994-, Yitzhak Rabin, Assassination, Tel Aviv, Israel, November 4, 1995, Science and Technology, War and Violence, World History, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2011. Used by Permission of Landmark Media Inc.
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