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A World Beneath the War: The Secret Tunnels of Vietnam
directed by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013; produced by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 56 mins
In 1965, the villagers of one district of Central Vietnam found themselves on the front lines of an increasingly brutal war. For these villagers, the war became a struggle for survival. They would choose a remarkable course of action. Rather than flee their ancestral village, they dug a series of tunnels and moved...
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directed by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013; produced by Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997), 56 mins
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In 1965, the villagers of one district of Central Vietnam found themselves on the front lines of an increasingly brutal war. For these villagers, the war became a struggle for survival. They would choose a remarkable course of action. Rather than flee their ancestral village, they dug a series of tunnels and moved their entire communities underground. Through the personal stories of tunnelers, as well as one American former P.O.W. held in the tun...
In 1965, the villagers of one district of Central Vietnam found themselves on the front lines of an increasingly brutal war. For these villagers, the war became a struggle for survival. They would choose a remarkable course of action. Rather than flee their ancestral village, they dug a series of tunnels and moved their entire communities underground. Through the personal stories of tunnelers, as well as one American former P.O.W. held in the tunnels, we are transported into this subterranean world.Rare archival footage, much of which has never been seen in the West, reveals miles of catacombs where as many as 2,000 people took shelter. We follow an artist who takes his son back to Vinh Moc village, and explains how markets, theaters, hospitals, and schools were created in those war years. An American Air Force historian gives his perspective. This extraordinary film contains a capsule history of the war, a war which the Vietnamese call "The American War." High School College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013
Author / Creator
Janet P. Gardner, fl. 2013
Date Published / Released
1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Air raids, Fine arts, Bombardment, Civilian war casualties, Physical health, Prisoners of war, Towns, Vietnam War, 1956-1975, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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World in Action, Warclouds in the Pacific
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1941), 22 mins
This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast...
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1941), 22 mins
Description
This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak of World War II. Facing the greatest threat in their history, the democracies of the Pacific took careful stock of this new Japan and its strength, and erected a vast system of defense across the world's greatest ocean.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1941
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Speaker / Narrator
Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Person Discussed
Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989
Topic / Theme
Battle preparations, Political alliances, Military alliances, Japanese people, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, Korean, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2013 by National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Geopolitik: Hitler's plan
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 22 mins
Hitler planned to dominate the world. A major factor in his thinking was the geopolitical theory of Karl Haushofer. (Released under the title Hitler's Plan in the World in Action series.)
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 22 mins
Description
Hitler planned to dominate the world. A major factor in his thinking was the geopolitical theory of Karl Haushofer. (Released under the title Hitler's Plan in the World in Action series.)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1942
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Person Discussed
Karl Ernst Haushofer, 1869-1946, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
War, Military campaigns, Political events, Heads of state, Nazism, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, Germans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1942 National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Our Russian Ally
directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada and United Artists, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 19 mins
Drawing on vast resources of labor and materials, and strengthened by new faith and leadership, the Soviet Union was able to change the course of World War II. With indomitable spirit Russia's people withstood enemy attack, fought back, and disrupted Hitler's timetable. (Also released under the title Our Russian A...
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directed by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988; produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada and United Artists, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 19 mins
Description
Drawing on vast resources of labor and materials, and strengthened by new faith and leadership, the Soviet Union was able to change the course of World War II. With indomitable spirit Russia's people withstood enemy attack, fought back, and disrupted Hitler's timetable. (Also released under the title Our Russian Ally.)
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, United Artists, Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Author / Creator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1942
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Speaker / Narrator
Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Military strategy, Military campaigns, War, Communism, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, Russians, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1942 National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Our Russian Ally
produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 19 mins
Drawing on vast resources of labor and materials, and strengthened by new faith and leadership, the Soviet Union was able to change the course of World War II. With indomitable spirit Russia's people withstood enemy attack, fought back, and disrupted Hitler's timetable.
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produced by Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1942), 19 mins
Description
Drawing on vast resources of labor and materials, and strengthened by new faith and leadership, the Soviet Union was able to change the course of World War II. With indomitable spirit Russia's people withstood enemy attack, fought back, and disrupted Hitler's timetable.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Date Published / Released
1942
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Speaker / Narrator
Lorne Greene, 1915-1987
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945
Topic / Theme
Worker cooperatives, Military training, War, Russian people, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, Korean, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
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World in Action, The Gates of Italy
produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011 and Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1943), 20 mins
This short 1943 documentary from the World in Action series zooms in on Benito Mussolini, the politician and National Fascist Party leader who led Italy into World War II. Examining his confused dictatorship, the film reveals the political and military dilemma of the impoverished Italian people as Mussolini goes d...
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produced by Tom Daly, 1918-2011 and Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1943), 20 mins
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This short 1943 documentary from the World in Action series zooms in on Benito Mussolini, the politician and National Fascist Party leader who led Italy into World War II. Examining his confused dictatorship, the film reveals the political and military dilemma of the impoverished Italian people as Mussolini goes down to defeat and is finally ousted, on 25 July 1943.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Tom Daly, 1918-2011, Stuart Legg, 1910-1988, National Film Board of Canada
Date Published / Released
1943
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Person Discussed
Benito Mussolini, 1883-1945
Topic / Theme
Cultural change and history, Italian people, War, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, Afghans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by National Film Board of Canada
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World in Action, Battle of Europe
produced by National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1944), 14 mins
This short documentary in the World in Action series by the National Film Board of Canada shows air combat in Europe during World War II.
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produced by National Film Board of Canada, in World in Action (Montréal, QC: National Film Board of Canada, 1944), 14 mins
Description
This short documentary in the World in Action series by the National Film Board of Canada shows air combat in Europe during World War II.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
National Film Board of Canada, Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Date Published / Released
1944
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Series
World in Action
Speaker / Narrator
Stuart Legg, 1910-1988
Topic / Theme
Bombings, Battles, War, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 by National Film Board of Canada
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World War II: 1941 and the Man of Steel
directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 1 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2011), 46 mins
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in t...
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directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 1 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2011), 46 mins
Description
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in the Battle of Britain itself. The name 'Stalin' means 'man of steel' but David Reynolds' penetrating new account reveals how the reality...
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in the Battle of Britain itself. The name 'Stalin' means 'man of steel' but David Reynolds' penetrating new account reveals how the reality of Stalin's war in 1941 did not live up to that name. Travelling to Russian battlefield locations, he charts how Stalinist Russia was almost annihilated within a few months as Stalin lurched from crisis to crisis, coming close to nervous breakdown. David Reynolds shows how Stalin learnt to compromise in order to win, listening to his generals and downplaying communist ideology to appeal instead to the Russian people's nationalist fighting spirit. David Reynolds also squares up to the terrible moral dilemma at the heart of World War Two. Using original telegrams and official documents, he looks afresh at Winston Churchill's controversial visit to Moscow in 1942 and re-examines how Britain and America were drawn into alliance with Stalin, a dictator almost as murderous as the Nazi enemy.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, David Reynolds, 1952-
Author / Creator
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Digital Rights Group
Speaker / Narrator
David Reynolds, 1952-
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953
Topic / Theme
Military alliances, Political alliances, Military campaigns, Leadership roles, War, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Digital Rights Group
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World War II: 1941 and the Man of Steel - Part 2
directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 2 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2011), 46 mins
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in t...
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directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 2 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2011), 46 mins
Description
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in the Battle of Britain itself.
The name 'Stalin' means 'man of steel' but David Reynolds' penetrating new account reveals how the rea...
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union in 1941, the historian Professor David Reynolds re-assesses Stalin's role in the life and death struggle between Germany and Russia in World War Two, which, he argues, was ultimately more critical for British survival than 'Our Finest Hour' in the Battle of Britain itself.
The name 'Stalin' means 'man of steel' but David Reynolds' penetrating new account reveals how the reality of Stalin’s war in 1941 did not live up to that name. Travelling to Russian battlefield locations, he charts how Stalinist Russia was almost annihilated within a few months as Stalin lurched from crisis to crisis, coming close to nervous breakdown. David Reynolds shows how Stalin learnt to compromise in order to win, listening to his generals and downplaying communist ideology to appeal instead to the Russian people's nationalist fighting spirit.
David Reynolds also squares up to the terrible moral dilemma at the heart of World War Two. Using original telegrams and official documents, he looks afresh at Winston Churchill's controversial visit to Moscow in 1942 and re-examines how Britain and America were drawn into alliance with Stalin, a dictator almost as murderous as the Nazi enemy.
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Date Written / Recorded
2011
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, David Reynolds, 1952-
Author / Creator
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Digital Rights Group
Speaker / Narrator
David Reynolds, 1952-
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953
Topic / Theme
Military campaigns, Leadership roles, War, Military alliances, Political alliances, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2011 Digital Rights Group
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World War II: 1942 and Hitler's Soft Underbelly - Part 1
directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 1 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2012), 45 mins
The British fought the Second World War to defeat Hitler. This film asks why, then, did they spend so much of the conflict battling through North Africa and Italy?
Historian David Reynolds reassesses Winston Churchill's conviction that the Mediterranean was the 'soft underbelly' of Hitler's Europe. Travelling to...
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directed by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016; produced by Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, Part 1 (London, England: Digital Rights Group, 2012), 45 mins
Description
The British fought the Second World War to defeat Hitler. This film asks why, then, did they spend so much of the conflict battling through North Africa and Italy?
Historian David Reynolds reassesses Winston Churchill's conviction that the Mediterranean was the 'soft underbelly' of Hitler's Europe. Travelling to Egypt and Italian battlefields like Cassino, scene of some of the worst carnage in Western Europe, he shows how, in reality, the 'soft...
The British fought the Second World War to defeat Hitler. This film asks why, then, did they spend so much of the conflict battling through North Africa and Italy?
Historian David Reynolds reassesses Winston Churchill's conviction that the Mediterranean was the 'soft underbelly' of Hitler's Europe. Travelling to Egypt and Italian battlefields like Cassino, scene of some of the worst carnage in Western Europe, he shows how, in reality, the 'soft underbelly' became a dark and dangerous obsession for Churchill.
David Reynolds reveals a Prime Minister very different from the jaw-jutting bulldog of Britain's 'finest hour' in 1940. A leader who was politically vulnerable at home, desperate to shore up a crumbling British empire abroad, losing faith in his army and even ready to deceive his American allies if it might delay fighting head to head against the Germans in northern France. The film marks the seventieth anniversary of the Battle of El Alamein in 1942.
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Date Written / Recorded
2012
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016, David Reynolds, 1952-
Author / Creator
Russell Barnes, fl. 2007-2016
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Digital Rights Group
Speaker / Narrator
David Reynolds, 1952-
Person Discussed
Sir Winston Churchill, 1874-1965
Topic / Theme
Political alliances, Military alliances, Military campaigns, Leadership roles, War, World War II, 1939-1945, Political and Social Movements, War and Violence, History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Digital Rights Group
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