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Vikings, Episode 3
directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vikings, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 4 mins
Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally came to an end.
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directed by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008; produced by Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation, in Vikings, Episode 3 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2012), 1 hour 4 mins
Description
Neil Oliver explores how the Viking Age finally came to an end.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008, British Broadcasting Corporation
Author / Creator
Simon Winchcombe, fl. 2008
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
Vikings
Speaker / Narrator
Neil Oliver, 1967-
Person Discussed
Neil Oliver, 1967-, Erik the Red, 0950-1003
Topic / Theme
Invasions, Burial customs, Archaeological sites, Settlements, Explorers, Exploration, Migration and Diaspora, Religion and Belief Systems, Trade and Commerce, Family and Culture, War and Violence, Post-Classical Period (500–1450)
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Copyright © 2012 BBC Worldwide
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Violins Of Hope
directed by Katia Chapoutier, 1973-; produced by Norbert Balit, fl. 1988, Adamis Production (Paris, Ile-de-France: Beliane, 2022), 52 mins
In his Tel Aviv workshop, full of scents of wood, varnish, and lacquer, Amnon Weinstein brings back life to violins that were abandoned or snatched from victims of the Holocaust. These violins bear on their soundboards, necks and soundholes the scars of the concentration camps or of their urgently escape from Nazi...
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directed by Katia Chapoutier, 1973-; produced by Norbert Balit, fl. 1988, Adamis Production (Paris, Ile-de-France: Beliane, 2022), 52 mins
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In his Tel Aviv workshop, full of scents of wood, varnish, and lacquer, Amnon Weinstein brings back life to violins that were abandoned or snatched from victims of the Holocaust. These violins bear on their soundboards, necks and soundholes the scars of the concentration camps or of their urgently escape from Nazi persecutors. Amnon has gathered 105 violins and a few cellos, which form the “Violins of Hope” collection. A kind of informal labe...
In his Tel Aviv workshop, full of scents of wood, varnish, and lacquer, Amnon Weinstein brings back life to violins that were abandoned or snatched from victims of the Holocaust. These violins bear on their soundboards, necks and soundholes the scars of the concentration camps or of their urgently escape from Nazi persecutors. Amnon has gathered 105 violins and a few cellos, which form the “Violins of Hope” collection. A kind of informal label that carries, through the greatest concert halls around the world, a memorial and universal message.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Norbert Balit, fl. 1988, Adamis Production
Author / Creator
Katia Chapoutier, 1973-
Date Published / Released
2022
Publisher
Beliane
Speaker / Narrator
Yair Dalal, Amnon Weinstein, 1939-, Gila Flam, 1956-, Chaim Taub, 1925-
Person Discussed
Yair Dalal, Amnon Weinstein, 1939-, Gila Flam, 1956-, Chaim Taub, 1925-
Topic / Theme
Concerts, Art preservation and conservation, History, War victims, War memorials, Archives and special collections, Violins
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2022 Beliane
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Voices from the Brink: The Cuban Missile Crisis
produced by Stephen Phizicky, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 24 mins
As the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" looms, this video, made in the late '90s, becomes disturbingly relevant.
The closest the world came to a nuclear war in the twentieth century was the Cuban Missile Crisis which played itself out over 13 days in October, 1962. Remarkably, the behind-the-scenes debates...
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produced by Stephen Phizicky, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2003), 24 mins
Description
As the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" looms, this video, made in the late '90s, becomes disturbingly relevant.
The closest the world came to a nuclear war in the twentieth century was the Cuban Missile Crisis which played itself out over 13 days in October, 1962. Remarkably, the behind-the-scenes debates were unobtrusively recorded on tape; these were not de-classified until the late 90s. In this film, we hear on tape President John F....
As the threat of "weapons of mass destruction" looms, this video, made in the late '90s, becomes disturbingly relevant.
The closest the world came to a nuclear war in the twentieth century was the Cuban Missile Crisis which played itself out over 13 days in October, 1962. Remarkably, the behind-the-scenes debates were unobtrusively recorded on tape; these were not de-classified until the late 90s. In this film, we hear on tape President John F. Kennedy and the people around him preparing to confront the Soviet Union in Cuba, in the episode considered the climax of the Cold War.
The tapes demonstrate how Kennedy stood up to relentless pressure to go to war. His own generals, congressmen and friends warned him that "appeasement" could lead to disaster; he must not appear "cowardly." The issue of "pre-emptive strike" was considered. In the film, Robert McNamara, the former U.S. Defense Secretary and Gen. Maxwell Taylor, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, urge an attack on Cuba with the goal of destroying the Russian missiles. Opposing them are Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Assistant Secretary of State George Ball, who felt that a surprise air strike would be a terrible political error. Sergei Khrushchev, the son of the Soviet premier, recalls his father¹s shock at learning his military had, without authorization, shot down an American U-2.
For all the calmness displayed on these tapes by the President and his key advisors, we now know that some of their calculations were shockingly mistaken. They had no idea of the dangers the country was really facing. The world was much closer to nuclear war than anyone knew.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stephen Phizicky, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, Terence McKenna, fl. 1988
Date Published / Released
2003
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Sergei Khrushchev, 1935-, Timothy J. Naftali, 1962-, Robert McNamara, 1916-2009, Terence McKenna, fl. 1988
Person Discussed
Sergei Khrushchev, 1935-, Timothy J. Naftali, 1962-, Robert McNamara, 1916-2009, Fidel Castro, 1926-2016, Nikita Khrushchev, 1894-1971, George W. Ball, 1909-1994, Maxwell Davenport Taylor, 1901-1987, Robert F. Kennedy, 1925-1968, John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
Topic / Theme
War, Presidents, International relations, Nuclear warfare, Cold War, 1945-1989, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, War and Violence, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2003. Used by permission of Filmakers Library
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Vukovar(s)
directed by Timothée Demeillers, fl. 2000 and Grégoire Osoha, fl. 2017; produced by Adonis Liranza, 1974-, TV Tours Val De Loire and Quilombo Films (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 53 mins
The Serbian and Croatian communities living in Vukovar, a city in Croatia deeply affected by fightings, still don't reconciliate with each other. Segregation in every day life is still very much alive : children don't play in the same sand box & go to different schools; men don't drink in the same bar. Despite of...
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directed by Timothée Demeillers, fl. 2000 and Grégoire Osoha, fl. 2017; produced by Adonis Liranza, 1974-, TV Tours Val De Loire and Quilombo Films (Paris, Ile-de-France: Windrose SAS, 2015), 53 mins
Description
The Serbian and Croatian communities living in Vukovar, a city in Croatia deeply affected by fightings, still don't reconciliate with each other. Segregation in every day life is still very much alive : children don't play in the same sand box & go to different schools; men don't drink in the same bar. Despite of the integration of Croatia in the European Union, the country remains a powder keg.
Field of Study
Anthropology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Adonis Liranza, 1974-, TV Tours Val De Loire, Quilombo Films, Marie-Stephane Cattaneo, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Timothée Demeillers, fl. 2000, Grégoire Osoha, fl. 2017
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Windrose SAS
Speaker / Narrator
Marie-Stephane Cattaneo, fl. 2000
Topic / Theme
Yugoslav Wars: Bosniaks, Serbs, Croats (1991-1995), Yugoslav Wars, 1992-1995, History, Sociology, Anthropology, Geography, Croatians, Serbians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2015 Quilombo Films
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Walking the Line
directed by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013; produced by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 8 mins
Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficke...
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directed by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013; produced by Jeremy S. Levine, 1984- and Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 1 hour 8 mins
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Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficked area for immigrants in the world -- and one of the most dangerous. A shift in the border policy forces migrants to cross the unforgiv...
Walking the Line offers a harrowing view of the chaos, absurdity and senseless deaths of Mexican illegals along the U.S. - Mexico border because some American citizens are taking the law into their own hands. Southern Arizona, a region celebrated for its history of lawlessness, has become the most highly trafficked area for immigrants in the world -- and one of the most dangerous. A shift in the border policy forces migrants to cross the unforgiving desert where thousands die. Those who make it across face volatile, often armed, civilian militias. Standing in opposition to the vigilantes are humanitarians, organized to prevent migrant deaths. Confronting the growing crisis, they too find themselves on the wrong side of the law. A Tucson pastor is indicted on federal felony charges for aiding and abetting while a Native American faces banishment from his reservation for constructing water stations. Following rancher vigilantes with semiautomatic weapons, outlaw pastors with four-wheel drives, and impoverished immigrants armed only with dreams of a better life, the film explores the uncertain line between what is patriotic, what is moral, and what is just. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Jeremy S. Levine, 1984-, Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Jeremy S. Levine, 1984-, Landon Van Soest, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Mexico and the United States Border, Crossing borders, Immigration laws, Immigration and emigration, Militias, Law enforcement, Sociology, Law, Ethnic Studies, Mexicans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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The War at Sea, Episode 2, The Battle of the U-Boats
directed by Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009; presented by David Hayman, 1948-; produced by Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009, BBC Scotland, in The War at Sea, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 51 mins
The Battle of the U-Boats explores the battle for naval supremacy. For centuries, the Royal British Navy had battled in southern waters, against her traditional enemies, France and Spain. But, in the first years of the twentieth century, that all changed. The new threat was to the northeast, as Germany built a for...
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directed by Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009; presented by David Hayman, 1948-; produced by Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009, BBC Scotland, in The War at Sea, Episode 2 (London, England: BBC Worldwide, 2015), 51 mins
Description
The Battle of the U-Boats explores the battle for naval supremacy. For centuries, the Royal British Navy had battled in southern waters, against her traditional enemies, France and Spain. But, in the first years of the twentieth century, that all changed. The new threat was to the northeast, as Germany built a formidable new navy.
As an arms race began, this engrossing two-parter is told from the perspective of both sides: how Britain maintaine...
The Battle of the U-Boats explores the battle for naval supremacy. For centuries, the Royal British Navy had battled in southern waters, against her traditional enemies, France and Spain. But, in the first years of the twentieth century, that all changed. The new threat was to the northeast, as Germany built a formidable new navy.
As an arms race began, this engrossing two-parter is told from the perspective of both sides: how Britain maintained her economic blockade of Germany; how the German U-boats took Britain to the brink of surrender; and, in 1917, how German U-boat warfare brought the USA into the war. From the pioneering sailors who plumbed the depths in the first kerosene-fuelled submarines to the advent of the dreadnoughts, World War 1 at Sea offers a unique perspective on the events and experiences that would help decide the outcome of World War One.
The Battle of the U-Boats is the second part of the thought provoking BBC history series World War One at Sea which looks at the dynamic naval battle between two world powers.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009, BBC Scotland
Author / Creator
Andy Twaddle, fl. 2009, David Hayman, 1948-
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
BBC Worldwide
Series
The War at Sea
Topic / Theme
Battleships, Naval battles, Submarines, World War I, 1914-1918, British, Germans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2015 BBC Worldwide
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The War, Episode 1, A Necessary War
directed by Lynn Novick, 1962- and Ken Burns, 1953-, in The War, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 2 hours 23 mins
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns takin...
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directed by Lynn Novick, 1962- and Ken Burns, 1953-, in The War, Episode 1 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 2 hours 23 mins
Description
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns taking the viewer through their personal and harrowing journeys, painting vivid portraits of how the war altered their lives.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Lynn Novick, 1962-, Ken Burns, 1953-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The War
Topic / Theme
American people, War, Germans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Public Broadcast Service
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The War, Episode 2, When Things Get Tough
directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 55 mins
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns takin...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 2 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 55 mins
Description
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns taking the viewer through their personal and harrowing journeys, painting vivid portraits of how the war altered their lives.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-, Lynn Novick, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The War
Topic / Theme
American people, War, Germans
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Public Broadcast Service
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The War, Episode 3, A Deadly Calling
directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 50 mins
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns takin...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 3 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 50 mins
Description
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns taking the viewer through their personal and harrowing journeys, painting vivid portraits of how the war altered their lives.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-, Lynn Novick, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The War
Topic / Theme
American people, War, Germans
Copyright Message
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The War, Episode 4, Pride of Our Nation
directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 18 mins
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns takin...
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directed by Ken Burns, 1953- and Lynn Novick, 1962-, in The War, Episode 4 (Arlington, VA: Public Broadcasting Service, 2006), 1 hour 18 mins
Description
The Emmy® award-winning documentary THE WAR explores the history and horror of World War II from an American perspective by following so-called ordinary men and women who became caught up in one of the greatest cataclysms in history. This epic film focuses on the stories of citizens from four American towns taking the viewer through their personal and harrowing journeys, painting vivid portraits of how the war altered their lives.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Ken Burns, 1953-, Lynn Novick, 1962-
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Public Broadcasting Service
Series
The War
Topic / Theme
American people, War, Asians
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2006 by Public Broadcast Service
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