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Conflict in Europe: 1935-1945, Part One
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produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2011), 52 mins
The Treaty of Versailles, and the League of Nations policy of 'Collective Security', failed to deter German and Italian aggression in the 1920s and 30s. Italy invaded Abyssinia; Germany marched into the Rhineland, and later annexed Austria. British Prime Minister Chamberlain's policy of Appeasement failed, and Cze...
produced by Phil Sheppard, Phil Sheppard Productions (Mona Vale, New South Wales: Phil Sheppard Productions, 2011), 52 mins
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Gladiators of World War II, 8, Norwegian Resistance Fighters
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directed by Charles Messenger; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Gladiators of World War II, 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001, originally published 2001), 48 mins
For five years during World War II, the Nazis occupied Norway. They were plagued by organised resistance; relatively small numbers of brave men and women, operating in the bleak and mountainous countryside. Theirs was a war of small actions and narrow escapes ... the threat of capture, torture, and death was const...
directed by Charles Messenger; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Gladiators of World War II, 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2001, originally published 2001), 48 mins
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Hong Kong in the Pacific War
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produced by IFENG.COM (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2022), 55 mins
In December 1941, when the Pacific War broke out, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and the United States, which was reluctant to directly participate in the war, joined the war. Just a few hours later, Hong Kong, a British colony at the time, was also attacked by the Japanese army. The attack lasted 18 days. The vibra...
produced by IFENG.COM (Tai Po, Hong Kong (State): Phoenix Satellite Television Company, 2022), 55 mins
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Infamous Assassinations, 19, The Attempt to Assassinate Hitler
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
Although there had been two previous attempts to kill Hitler, including poisoning a bottle of Cointreau on his aircraft, the assassination attempt which nearly worked at his Prussian forest hideaway in Rastenburg resulted in the perpetrators being strangled with piano wire strung from meat hooks.
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in Infamous Assassinations, 19 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2007, originally published 2007), 26 mins
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Infamous Places, 18, Lockerbie, Scotland and the Tower of London
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 18 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Lockerbie: On the evening of the 21st of December 1988 a bomb exploded on Pan Am flight 103, a Boeing 747-121. The airplane had taken off from Heathrow Airport and was en route for JFK New York. Victims and debris was scattered over a 130 miles stretch of southwest Scotland, with both wings and some of the fuselag...
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 18 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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Infamous Places, 49, The Grand Hotel and Taiwan
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produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 49 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
Brighton Bombing: With echoes of Guy Fawkes and Co's infamous attempt to blow up England's houses of Parliament in 1605, the bomb that targeted attendees at the British Conservative Party Conference at the Grand Hotel in Brighton was one of the most audacious terrorist attacks on British soil in history. The attac...
produced by Andrew Thomson, fl. 2009-2011, in Infamous Places, 49 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2007, originally published 2007), 5 mins
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International Terrorism Since 1945, 9, EOKA
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directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in International Terrorism Since 1945, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008, originally published 2008), 26 mins
Following the Ottoman Empire’s defeat in World War I, Cyprus was annexed by Britain in 1925 to protect its sea route to India via the Suez Canal. The terror group EOKA (Ethnikí Organosis Kipriakou Agonos) was an underground organization formed by the former Greek army officer George Grivas in 1955 to force the...
directed by Nicolas Wright, fl. 2003; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, in International Terrorism Since 1945, 9 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2008, originally published 2008), 26 mins
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Main Event, 8, 1950
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Main Event, 8 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment), 5 mins
The Cold War turned hot in the middle of the 20th Century. In 1950 the North Korean army launched an invasion on their countrymen in the South; signaling the beginning of the Korean War. The Soviet Union would support North Korea's Stalinist regime, while the US and its allies rallied behind the South, in an attem...
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Main Event, 8 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment), 5 mins
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Momentous Happenings, 3, 1977
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produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 3 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1977 was a year of contrast, drama and tragedy. While Pierre Cardin was showing off his 'Oh-So 70's' summer collections, the unrest in Northern Ireland continued amid the 5th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday', which the IRA commemorated by bombing London’s West End. In politics, China's notorious 'Gang of Four' was...
produced by World Wide Entertainment, in Momentous Happenings, 3 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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Momentous Happenings, 6, 1984
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in Momentous Happenings, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
1984 was a year of Famine, Industrial accidents and another change in leadership behind the Iron Curtain. After the death of Yuri Andropov only two years after he was sworn in as Russian leader, new President Chernenko was given mission: stop the massacre in Afghanistan. There was also an assassination attempt on...
in Momentous Happenings, 6 (Geelong, Victoria: World Wide Entertainment, 2002, originally published 2002), 5 mins
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