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Great Romances of the 20th Century, Season 1, Episode 8, Great Romances of the 20th Century: Series 1, Episode 8
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Great Romances of the 20th Century, Season 1, Episode 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 26 mins
The relationship between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. Included: film of their holidays together. Also: archival photos of Hitler with his fellow soldiers during WWI.
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Great Romances of the 20th Century, Season 1, Episode 8 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1997), 26 mins
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The relationship between Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun. Included: film of their holidays together. Also: archival photos of Hitler with his fellow soldiers during WWI.
Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, British Broadcasting Corporation, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Great Romances of the 20th Century
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
Eva Braun, 1912-1945, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Romantic relationships, Love, Current Affairs
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 BBC Worldwide
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Secrets of World War II, Season 1, Episode 23, The Amazing Colonel Doolittle
directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Nugus/Martin Productions, in Secrets of World War II, Season 1, Episode 23 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 52 mins
Rarely has a war produced such clear-cut reasons to fight as World War II. On the one hand were the totalitarian dictators Tojo, Hitler and Mussolini. On the other were the great democracies of the Western World who were gradually regaining their feet after the Great War of 1914-18 and the Wall Street Crash. Sudde...
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directed by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010; produced by Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Nugus/Martin Productions, in Secrets of World War II, Season 1, Episode 23 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 1998), 52 mins
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Rarely has a war produced such clear-cut reasons to fight as World War II. On the one hand were the totalitarian dictators Tojo, Hitler and Mussolini. On the other were the great democracies of the Western World who were gradually regaining their feet after the Great War of 1914-18 and the Wall Street Crash. Suddenly, ordinary men and women from all walks of life found themselves thrown into fearsome, nerve tingling situations worthy of any Holly...
Rarely has a war produced such clear-cut reasons to fight as World War II. On the one hand were the totalitarian dictators Tojo, Hitler and Mussolini. On the other were the great democracies of the Western World who were gradually regaining their feet after the Great War of 1914-18 and the Wall Street Crash. Suddenly, ordinary men and women from all walks of life found themselves thrown into fearsome, nerve tingling situations worthy of any Hollywood movie. The untold stories are now examined in detail for the first time.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010, Nugus/Martin Productions, Robert Powell, 1944-
Author / Creator
Jonathan Martin, fl. 1990-2010
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Secrets of World War II
Speaker / Narrator
Robert Powell, 1944-
Person Discussed
James Harold Doolittle, 1896-1993
Topic / Theme
Bombings, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1999 BBC Worldwide
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Timewatch, Code-Breakers: Bletchley Park's Lost Heroes
directed by Julian Carey, fl. 2009, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 52 mins
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he ca...
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directed by Julian Carey, fl. 2009, in Timewatch (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2011), 52 mins
Description
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict...
Documentary that reveals the secret story behind one of the greatest intellectual feats of World War II, a feat that gave birth to the digital age. In 1943, a 24-year-old maths student and a GPO engineer combined to hack into Hitler's personal super-code machine - not Enigma but an even tougher system, which he called his 'secrets writer'. Their break turned the Battle of Kursk, powered the D-day landings and orchestrated the end of the conflict in Europe. But it was also to be used during the Cold War - which meant both men's achievements were hushed up and never officially recognised
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Keeley Hawes, 1976-
Author / Creator
Julian Carey, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2011-10-25
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Timewatch
Speaker / Narrator
Keeley Hawes, 1976-
Topic / Theme
Telecommunications, Coded messages, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 BBC Worldwide
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