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731: Two Versions of Hell
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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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 the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. Th...
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 the perspective of the Chinese government and describes the horrors and atrocities that occurred during World War II at the facility. The second half, using almost the exact same footage, describes Unit 731 from the Japanese revisionist perspective which is largely supported by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party in Japan. Although its cruel experiments on living people produced thousands of casualties, this activity is still denied by a number of Japanese historians and politicians. Generational change has contributed to the escalating history problem between Japan, China, and the two Koreas. Not only were the majority of Asians born and educated after the war; as a result of the education they received in their own countries, their memories and ideas of the war have become more divergent. Usage of the same shots in both parts of the film ironically demonstrates the potential to misuse film images for political purposes. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
James T. Hong
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World H...
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, Prisoner of war camps, Prisoners of war, Propaganda, Torture, War crimes, History curriculums, War, Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, Great Leap Forward, China, 1958, War and Violence, Medicine, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Documentation of Crimes, World History, Chinese, Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2007. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Africa in the 21st Century, Somalia: The Neglected Civil War
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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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 frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main...
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 frequently infiltrate. Suspected to be the main financial source for al Qaeda, all assets in the al Barakaat bank, the country’s main bank, were frozen and remittances from workers abroad to their families at home were stopped, which aggravated the confusion and deepened poverty in the nation. Finally, Somalia has become a target in the post-Afghanistan "war" against terrorism. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
NHK International Inc.
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Series
Africa in the 21st Century
Topic / Theme
General Context: Human Rights Violations, War Crimes, Crimes against Humanity, Genocide, War, Sociology, Politics & Policy, History, Origins, Humanities, Somali, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000), 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Air Front, 1, The Early Years '39-'42
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...
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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
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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 conflict between Germany and Britain is examined before the US entered the fray.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mars Productions Limited, ArtsMagic, Peter Morgan Jones
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Air Front
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Morgan Jones
Topic / Theme
Bombings, Air raids, War, German Invasion of Yugoslavia, April 6-17, 1941, Blitz, September 1940-May 1941, Battle of Britain, July-October 1940, Battle of the Dunes, Dunkirk, Belgium, June 14, 1658, German Invasion of France, May 10-June 22, 1940, World War I, 1914-1918, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Air Front, 2, The Yanks Are Coming '42-'45
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.
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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
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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.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mars Productions Limited, ArtsMagic, Peter Morgan Jones
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Air Front
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Morgan Jones
Topic / Theme
Military alliances, Bombings, Air raids, War, Battle of Berlin, 1945, Bombing of Dresden, February 14-15, 1945, Battle of Britain, July-October 1940, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Air Front, 3, Japan: Triumph & Defeat '41-'45
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...
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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
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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 aircraft supported the advance through the Solomon, Gilbert, Marshall and Philippine Island groups. With the Mariana Islands secured, t...
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 aircraft supported the advance through the Solomon, Gilbert, Marshall and Philippine Island groups. With the Mariana Islands secured, the massive B-29 bombing campaign would now take the war to Japan itself, culminating in the devastating atomic bomb attacks of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Mars Productions Limited, ArtsMagic, Peter Morgan Jones
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Series
Air Front
Speaker / Narrator
Peter Morgan Jones
Topic / Theme
Bombings, Air raids, War, Japanese Surrender, August 14, 1945, Battle of Iwo Jima, February 19-March 16, 1945, Atomic Bombing, Nagasaki, Japan, August 9, 1945, Atomic Bombing, Hiroshima, Japan, August 6, 1945, Bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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The Angry Brigade: The Spectacular Rise And Fall Of Britain's First Urban Guerilla Group
directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
This documentary, produced by Gordon Carr for the BBC (and first shown in January 1973, shortly after the trial), covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and follows their campaign and the police investigation to its culmination in the 'Stoke Newington 8' conspiracy trial a...
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directed by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973; produced by Gordon Carr, fl. 1973 (Pottstown, PA: MVD Entertainment Group, 2008), 52 mins
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This documentary, produced by Gordon Carr for the BBC (and first shown in January 1973, shortly after the trial), covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and follows their campaign and the police investigation to its culmination in the 'Stoke Newington 8' conspiracy trial at the Old Bailey-the longest criminal trial in British legal history. Produced after extensive research-among both the libertarian oppo...
This documentary, produced by Gordon Carr for the BBC (and first shown in January 1973, shortly after the trial), covers the roots of the Angry Brigade in the revolutionary ferment of the 1960s, and follows their campaign and the police investigation to its culmination in the 'Stoke Newington 8' conspiracy trial at the Old Bailey-the longest criminal trial in British legal history. Produced after extensive research-among both the libertarian opposition and the police-it remains the essential study of Britain's first urban guerilla group. Between 1970 and 1972 the Angry Brigade used guns and bombs in a series of symbolic attacks against property. A series of communiques accompanied the actions, explaining the choice of targets and the Angry Brigade philosophy: autonomous organization and attacks on property alongside other forms of militant working class action. Targets included the embassies of repressive regimes, police stations and army barracks, boutiques and factories, government departments and the homes of Cabinet ministers, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police. These attacks on the homes of senior political figures increased the pressure for results and brought an avalanche of police raids. From the start the police were faced with the difficulty of getting to grips with a section of society they found totally alien. And were they facing an organization-or an idea?
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gordon Carr, fl. 1973
Author / Creator
Gordon Carr, fl. 1973
Date Published / Released
1972, 2008
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Topic / Theme
Revolutions, Guerrilla warfare
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Copyright © 2008. Used by permission of MVD Entertainment Group
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Ataturk, Founder of Modern Turkey
directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though...
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directed by Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001; produced by Tarquin Olivier, 1936- (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001), 58 mins
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This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the e...
This is the colorful story of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Ataturk, the controversial and charismatic leader of Turkey after the first World War. The documentary traces the rise of modern Turkey, which acts as a bridge between Europe and the Middle East. Ataturk was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize even though his rise to power came from his role in the First World War. He established peace on the borders of Turkey in marked contrast to the expansionist old Ottoman Empire. His first and greatest reform was to secularize the country in order to bring it into the modern world. Under his leadership, women were emancipated, certain minorities were guaranteed equal rights, and the Latin alphabet replaced of Arabic script. Along with rare archival footage there are commentaries from experts such as Prof. Vamik Volkan and Prof. Geoffrey Lewis, and interviews with his adopted daughter, Ulku, with Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic, and with the Patriach of the Orthodox church. Turkey holds a key role in the mid Eastern affairs, and this film will enlighten students about its history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Author / Creator
Zelfa Olivier, fl. 2001
Date Published / Released
2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Tarquin Olivier, 1936-
Person Discussed
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 1881-1938
Topic / Theme
Battles, Church and state relations, Democracy, International relations, Military strategy, Revolutions, Women's rights, Gallipoli Campaign, 1915-1916, Political and Social Movements, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Battle For Warsaw '44
directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the...
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directed by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986; produced by Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2009, originally published 2004), 47 mins
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The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's...
The Warsaw Uprising was the largest and bloodiest military operation undertaken by any resistance movement in World War II. From August 1 - October 2, 1944 the Nazis were challenged by an underground army of irregular volunteers - the vast majority barely adult. The Poles wanted to free their capital and greet the advancing Red Army as a free people. They counted on help from the Allies but this did not come. 200,000 people, one-third of Warsaw's population perished, 15,000 resistance fighters were taken prisoner-of-war, and 80% of Warsaw was destroyed. Battle for Warsaw '44 contains unique testimony from Polish, British, and German participants. Hugh Lunghi, a member of British Military Mission to Moscow, speaks for the first time about the British involvement at the time of the Uprising and pilots from the RAF and Red Army Air Force describe their airlifts to Warsaw. Included is the extraordinary film shot by the Poles themselves who used photo reporters and a special film unit to document the uprising. Today, two decades after the collapse of communism, hundreds of thousands of people gather at the Warsaw military cemetery on August lst to mark the outbreak of the insurrection. The commemoration in Poland was considered an act of defiance during the communist era, which government authorities monitored but dared not stop. Understanding what happened in 1944 helps explain the nature of Polish opposition to communism. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986, October Films, Michael Praed, 1960-
Author / Creator
Wanda Koscia, fl. 1986
Date Published / Released
2004, 2009
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Michael Praed, 1960-
Topic / Theme
Nazi regime in Germany, 1933-1945, Military occupation, Rebellions, Surrenders, War, Warsaw Uprising, August-October 1944, War and Violence, Politics & Policy, History, World History, Polish, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Blue Vanguard
directed by Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada and United Nations. Film Board (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1957), 59 mins
A film made for the United Nations to chronicle its role in restoring peace in the Middle East after the Suez Crisis of October 1956.
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directed by Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954; produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada and United Nations. Film Board (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1957), 59 mins
Description
A film made for the United Nations to chronicle its role in restoring peace in the Middle East after the Suez Crisis of October 1956.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Daly, 1918-2011, National Film Board of Canada, United Nations. Film Board
Author / Creator
Ian MacNeill, fl. 1954
Date Published / Released
1957
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Person Discussed
Anthony Eden, 1897-1977
Topic / Theme
Invasions, International relations, Emergency management, Diplomatic missions, Peacekeeping, Suez Crisis, 1956, War and Violence, Israelis, Egyptians, English, French, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1957 National Film Board of Canada
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Bulletproof Salesman
directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker; produced by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 10 mins
Bulletproof Salesman is the darkly humorous story of Fidelis Cloer, a self-confessed war profiteer. In a career spanning two decades of global turmoil, Fidelis has supplied kings, presidents and dictators with the finest armored vehicles that money can buy. In his world, where security is a commodity, violence (an...
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directed by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker; produced by Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker (New York, NY: First Run Features, 2008), 1 hour 10 mins
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Bulletproof Salesman is the darkly humorous story of Fidelis Cloer, a self-confessed war profiteer. In a career spanning two decades of global turmoil, Fidelis has supplied kings, presidents and dictators with the finest armored vehicles that money can buy. In his world, where security is a commodity, violence (and better yet, war) presents sales opportunities just as rain sells umbrellas.
Fidelis found the perfect business opportunity when the...
Bulletproof Salesman is the darkly humorous story of Fidelis Cloer, a self-confessed war profiteer. In a career spanning two decades of global turmoil, Fidelis has supplied kings, presidents and dictators with the finest armored vehicles that money can buy. In his world, where security is a commodity, violence (and better yet, war) presents sales opportunities just as rain sells umbrellas.
Fidelis found the perfect business opportunity when the US invaded Iraq – selling thousands of his hand-crafted vehicles was possible. But as the war evolved, and armor-defeating Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) proliferated, Fidelis found himself engaged in an arms race with insurgents who upped their explosive ante to defeat his increasingly higher (and more expensive) levels of armor.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
Author / Creator
Petra Epperlein, Michael Tucker
Date Published / Released
2008
Publisher
First Run Features
Topic / Theme
Business affairs, Weapons and ordnance, War, Iraq War, 2003-2011, Humanities
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Copyright © 2009. Used by permission of First Run Features.
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