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End of Empire
directed by Guo Fangfang; produced by Mashizan Masjum, fl. 2004, Four Square Productions and Crest Communications Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002, originally published 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
This film tells the harrowing story of the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1941-45. Archival film as well as fascinating interviews with two historians, Professors A. Jayathurai and Brian Farrell, relate the tragedy of this important theater of war. But it is the story of Alexander Colburn a young Scotsman w...
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directed by Guo Fangfang; produced by Mashizan Masjum, fl. 2004, Four Square Productions and Crest Communications Production (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002, originally published 2001), 1 hour 5 mins
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This film tells the harrowing story of the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1941-45. Archival film as well as fascinating interviews with two historians, Professors A. Jayathurai and Brian Farrell, relate the tragedy of this important theater of war. But it is the story of Alexander Colburn a young Scotsman who had recently signed on for a four-year stint as a pharmacist in the bustling colonial city that gives the dramatic history a persona...
This film tells the harrowing story of the Japanese occupation of Singapore from 1941-45. Archival film as well as fascinating interviews with two historians, Professors A. Jayathurai and Brian Farrell, relate the tragedy of this important theater of war. But it is the story of Alexander Colburn a young Scotsman who had recently signed on for a four-year stint as a pharmacist in the bustling colonial city that gives the dramatic history a personal dimension. Instead of enjoying a brilliant career in Singapore, Colburn witnessed its swift and violent end, as well as the symbolic end of the British Empire. In the 1930s it was widely believed that Singapore was an impregnable fortress. When the well-trained and equipped Japanese invaded Northern Malaya in 1941 shortly after Pearl Harbor, they easily defeated the under-prepared Indian, New Zealand and Australian troops who had joined the British there. When British officials realized Singapore would fall they evacuated the colonials, leaving the Chinese, Indian and Malay populations to fend for themselves. Throughout this Colburn worked as a medical volunteer, cleaning up the bodies left from Japanese bombing. Two British battleships were sunk with nine hundred British sailors lost and the British surrendered after six weeks. Under the Japanese occupation, one hundred thousand prisoners of war were arrested and imprisoned or executed in six weeks. Colburn was taken prisoner by the Japanese and spent four years in horrendous conditions, with almost no food or medicine available. He used his experience as a pharmacist to help his fellow inmates as much as he could. It is estimated that twenty to thirty thousand people perished in captivity. As Prof. Jayathurai says, "Churchill gave up Malaya for the defense of Europe. This was the end of the British Empire; everything after that was borrowed time." College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mashizan Masjum, fl. 2004, Four Square Productions, Crest Communications Production, Eva Petryshen
Author / Creator
Guo Fangfang
Date Published / Released
2001, 2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Eva Petryshen
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Bombardment, Invasions, Massacres, Lines of defense, Military maneuvers, Military occupation, Military strategy, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Torture, Civil defense, Japanese invasion of Singapore, February 8-15, 1942, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2002. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Nippon News, Number 064, Nippon News, No. 064, August 26, 1941
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 064 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 064 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1941-08-26, 1941
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Railroad building, Ambassadors, Military occupation, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1941. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 065, Nippon News, No. 065, September 2, 1941
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 065 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 065 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1941-09-02, 1941
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military occupation, Coal, Political boundaries, Ambassadors, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1941. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 066, Nippon News, No. 066, September 9, 1941
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 066 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 066 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1941-09-09, 1941
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
War materiel, Funerals, Military occupation, Bombardment, Track and field sports, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1941. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 071, Nippon News, No. 071, October 14, 1941
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 071 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 071 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 9 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1941-10-14, 1941
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Military occupation, Bombardment, Rubber industry, Harvesting, Rice, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1941. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 082, Nippon News, No. 082, December 29, 1941
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 082 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 15 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 082 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1941, originally published 1941), 15 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1941
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1941-12-29, 1941
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Speaker / Narrator
Tōjō Hideki, 1884-1948
Person Discussed
Tōjō Hideki, 1884-1948
Topic / Theme
Sinking ships, Speeches, Bombardment, Invasions, Military occupation, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1941. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 083, Nippon News, No. 083, January 6, 1942
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 083 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1942, originally published 1942), 13 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 083 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1942, originally published 1942), 13 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1942
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1942-01-06, 1942
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military occupation, Oil mines and mining, Invasions, Japanese invasion of Burma, December 11, 1941, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1942. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Nippon News, Number 257, Nippon News, No. 257, September 22, 1945
produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 257 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1945, originally published 1945), 7 mins
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produced by Nippon News, in Nippon News, Number 257 (Tokyo Metropolis: NHK International Inc., 1945, originally published 1945), 7 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1945
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Nippon News
Date Published / Released
1945-09-22, 1945
Publisher
NHK International Inc.
Series
Nippon News
Topic / Theme
Military occupation, Bombardment, Property destruction, Nuclear warfare, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1945. Used by permission of NHK International Inc.
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Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow, Season 1, Episode 4, Between Life and Death
directed by Tengiz Semenov, fl. 2000-2013 and Victor Lisakovitch, fl. 1997; produced by Judith de Paul, 1942-, Video Collection International, in Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow, Season 1, Episode 4 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 1997, originally published 1997), 2 hours 35 mins
The Germans are at the gates of Moscow. The winter closes in and starvation claims thousands of lives in the besieged city of Leningrad. The Red Army counterattacks on the Moscow front.
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directed by Tengiz Semenov, fl. 2000-2013 and Victor Lisakovitch, fl. 1997; produced by Judith de Paul, 1942-, Video Collection International, in Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow, Season 1, Episode 4 (Toronto, ON: Entertainment One Ltd., 1997, originally published 1997), 2 hours 35 mins
Description
The Germans are at the gates of Moscow. The winter closes in and starvation claims thousands of lives in the besieged city of Leningrad. The Red Army counterattacks on the Moscow front.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Judith de Paul, 1942-, Video Collection International, Sir Nigel Hawthorne, 1929-2001
Author / Creator
Tengiz Semenov, fl. 2000-2013, Victor Lisakovitch, fl. 1997
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Entertainment One Ltd.
Series
Russia's War: Blood upon the Snow
Speaker / Narrator
Sir Nigel Hawthorne, 1929-2001
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Russian, Military maneuvers, Military campaigns, Totalitarianism, Paranoia, War crimes, Military occupation, Internment camps, Battle of Leningrad, July-September, 1941, German Invasion of Soviet Union, June 1941-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2011. Used by permission of Entertainment One Ltd.
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Universal Newsreels, Release 625, December 20, 1937
in Universal Newsreels, Release 625 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Chinese bombing of a Japanese victory parade.
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in Universal Newsreels, Release 625 (Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood: Universal Pictures Company, 1937, originally published 1937), 9 mins
Description
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Chinese bombing of a Japanese victory parade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 625
BOMB EXPLODES AS JAPANESE PARADE THROUGH SETTLEMENT
(Photographed by George Krainukov)
SHANGHAI, CHINA.--A bomb hurled by a lone Chinese halts a Nipponese "Victory Parade" through the heart of the International Settlement. The bomber pays with his life as ranks are re-formed an...
This newsreel, produced by Universal Pictures Company, is about the Chinese bombing of a Japanese victory parade.
UNIVERSAL NEWSPAPER NEWSREEL Volume IX Number 625
BOMB EXPLODES AS JAPANESE PARADE THROUGH SETTLEMENT
(Photographed by George Krainukov)
SHANGHAI, CHINA.--A bomb hurled by a lone Chinese halts a Nipponese "Victory Parade" through the heart of the International Settlement. The bomber pays with his life as ranks are re-formed and British and American forces are kept from business in their own zones by stubborn Japanese sentries.
RUSS BIRDMEN IN AIR SHOW
MOSCOW, U.S.S.R.--Thrilling mass parachute jumps, with the sky filled with the little white mushrooms, feature a big aviation show at Tushino Airdrome. The demonstration is the most amazing of its kind ever filmed.
PAGEANT MARKS FIRST FLIGHT
KITTY HAWK, N. C.--The historic flight made by Wilbur and Orville Wright from Kill Devil Hill in 1903 is commemorated on the anniversary by U.S. Navy planes which fly in beautiful formations over the monument raised to the aerial pioneers.
BEAUTIES MODEL SUN STYLES
MIAMI BEACH, FLA.--Beach Lovelies parade a group of "Sunshine Fashions" that catch and fill the eye of appreciative groups at the Surf Club. Latest improvements in beach wear are practical, too, as well as very, very attractive.
CHILD'S CHOIR GREETS YULE (Exclusive)
EVANSTON, ILL.--The famous Children's Choir of St. Luke's pro-Cathedral hails the arrival of the joyous season with a reverent rendition of ancient sacred music composed to mark the Christmas season.
TWO FELONS ESCAPE ALCATRAZ
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF.--A pair of convicted criminals succeed in making a break from "escape-proof" Alcatraz Island, the grim rock in the Bay used for hardened offenders. Ralph Roe and Theodore Cole flee on a home-made raft.
SURE THERE'S A SANTA CLAUS! (Exclusive)
MARSHALL, MO.--There's a Mister Santa Claus after all, you mean, old skeptics! He's a preacher and he has seven children of his own. The Rev. Mr. Claus receives lots of mail this time of year, and gets a rush from neighborhood youngsters.
RODEO SPILLS THRILL CROWD
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.--The cowhands are in there as usual, taking plenty of punishment from steers and bucking bronchos at the 12th Annual Great Western Rodeo. A huge throng cheers the men over the bumps.
"THE TALK OF THE WORLD"
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Date Written / Recorded
1937
Field of Study
Newsreels
Content Type
Newsreel
Contributor
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Date Published / Released
1937-12-20, 1937
Publisher
Universal Pictures Company
Series
Universal Newsreels
Speaker / Narrator
Graham McNamee, 1888-1942
Topic / Theme
Bombardment, Military occupation, Military parades, Second Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945, War and Violence, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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