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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....
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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...
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731: Two Versions of Hell
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
This is a multi-award winning documentary about Unit 731, Japan's secret World War II biological and chemical weapons facility in the Chinese town of Harbin where biological weapons were developed during the Japanese Occupation. The film uses the same footage as seen from two points of view. The first half gives t...
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produced by James T. Hong (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2007), 28 mins
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Abdelkrim et la guerre du Rif
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directed by Daniel Cling, 1963-; produced by Matthieu de Laborde, fl. 2001, Arte France, ISKRA Films and Real Productions (Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France: Iskra, 2010), 50 mins
Officially, the Rif War was fought from 1920 to 1926, to crush the rebellion towards independence led by AbdelKrim in a remote area of Morocco. This war involved hundreds of thousands of men and considerable resources. The Rif War not only called into question the colonial system, but it also marked the place wher...
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directed by Daniel Cling, 1963-; produced by Matthieu de Laborde, fl. 2001, Arte France, ISKRA Films and Real Productions (Ivry-sur-Seine, Île-de-France: Iskra, 2010), 50 mins
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Africa in the 21st Century, Somalia: The Neglected Civil War
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
Independent since 1960, Somalia has seen virtually constant political upheaval. Chaos still reigns in the capital, Mogadishu, and throughout Somalia. Some eighty percent of the nation is under the power of guerrillas and local warlords. Taking advantage of the chaos, Islamic fundamentalist groups such as al Qaeda...
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produced by NHK International Inc., in Africa in the 21st Century (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2002), 50 mins
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The Black Flag
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directed by Majed Neisi, 1981-; produced by Majed Neisi, 1981- (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2015), 1 hour 2 mins
Shi'a Muslims across Iraq are taking up arms to combat the spread of the Islamic State. Filmmaker Majed Neisi travels to the edge of Anbar Province to embed himself with the under-equipped but determined volunteers fighting to rescue their country from the onslaught of the extremists. As bullets ricochet all aroun...
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directed by Majed Neisi, 1981-; produced by Majed Neisi, 1981- (Surrey, England: Journeyman Pictures, 2015), 1 hour 2 mins
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Blowin' in the Wind
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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951- and Peter Scott, fl. 2005, Frontline Films (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 2005), 1 hour 3 mins

A deeply disturbing film about the use and effects of DU munitions in wars in Iraq & Afghanistan, and how this danger is now coming to our backyard. Blowin’ in the Wind examines the secret treaty that allows the US military to train and test its weaponry on Australian soil. It looks at the impact of recycled ura...

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directed by David Bradbury, 1951-; produced by David Bradbury, 1951- and Peter Scott, fl. 2005, Frontline Films (New South Wales: Frontline Films, 2005), 1 hour 3 mins
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Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa
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directed by Hanayo Oya, 1987- and Chie Mikami, fl. 2012 (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2018), 1 hour 55 mins
Heralding the downfall of the Japanese military regime in 1945, the Battle of Okinawa has already been the topic of various documentary and fiction films. However, the history of the guerilla war, fought by Okinawan child soldiers under the command of Japanese officers, is still regarded as taboo. With an acute se...
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directed by Hanayo Oya, 1987- and Chie Mikami, fl. 2012 (Hamden, CT: ZAKKA Films, 2018), 1 hour 55 mins
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Le Camp Suspendu
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written by Maud Rivière, fl. 2020 and Thomas Loubière, fl. 2020; directed by Thomas Loubière, fl. 2020; produced by Faissol Gnonlonfin, fl. 2016 and Florent Coulon, fl. 2015, VraiVrai Films (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2021), 1 hour 17 mins

Houra, Alico et Ismaël habitent au Tchad, dans un camp de réfugiés qui regroupent des Centrafricains ayant fui la guerre. Initialement, ils devaient y rester 45 jours avant d'être intégrés à la population tchadienne. Mais le temporaire devient durable et les réfugiés transforment ce lieu de passage en lie...

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written by Maud Rivière, fl. 2020 and Thomas Loubière, fl. 2020; directed by Thomas Loubière, fl. 2020; produced by Faissol Gnonlonfin, fl. 2016 and Florent Coulon, fl. 2015, VraiVrai Films (Paris, Ile-de-France: L'Harmattan, 2021), 1 hour 17 mins
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CNN Specials, The Will to Win: Ukraine at War
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in CNN Specials (Atlanta, GA: Cable News Network (CNN), 2023), 42 mins
In an in-depth exploration, CNN hosts examine extraordinary individuals and unexpected events through interviews, stories, images and video.
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