Crash Course
WWI's Civilians, the Homefront, and an Uneasy Peace: Crash Course European History
World War I was a total war for millions of people in Europe. Many men were enlisted in the fighting, but the war work had implications for the daily lives of a huge number of Europeans. Women entered the workforce in huge numbers, and...
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First Pets of the White House
A succession of presidents and their families have kept animals at the White House, some more unusual than others, including sheep, a raccoon, a snake, and of course, cats and dogs.
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Somme Tales
National Archives: Funded by the Friends of The National Archives, Somme Tales is a creative project that took place at the archives from 1-5 August 2016 in partnership with professional film-maker Nigel Kellaway. Applications were...
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: RADIO BROADCAST
VS Wide farmland, barn house INT MS Radio station, Norwegians secretly broadcasting MS Voice operator INT VS Norwegian men listening to radio in their homes (Winston Churchill VO, SOT).
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY
HA WS small cove, town and harbor, Norway WS German Nazi lookout post, flag MS Guard patrolling Norwegian coast MS Nazi officer looking through binoculars VS Soldiers walking through town, w/ machine gun on street CU German armband.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: SECRET RADIO STATIONS
VS Two Norwegians walking along river, through forest VS Men setting up secret radio stations in woods MS Man putting up antennas VS Men sending Morse code messages.
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MOT 1941: ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE: LITTLE NORWAY, CANADA
INT MS Major Ole Reistad (1898-1949) at desk talking w/ officials MS Squadron leaders taking notes WS Major Reistad & officers around table Cadets watching instructor by fighter airplane outside hangar MS Cadets standing (some topless)...
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MOT 1941: ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE: LITTLE NORWAY, CANADA
WS Car entering gates to camp. CU Sign 'RNAF Training Camp Little Norway' WS Cadets w/ rifles at attention VS Cadets marching through camp.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: ESCAPE
VS Landing craft boat filled w/ British & Norwegian soldiers & Norwegian refugees at sea, burning coastline BG LA WS British Navy flag on ship, smoke stack FG VS Refugees on crowded deck.
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MOT 1941: BRITAIN WAR OFFICE
WS War Office building, London INT WS English & Norwegian officials talking at desk CU Report 'Very Secret CSP 159' DRAMATIZATION: MS Norwegian official talking .
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MOT 1941: ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE: LITTLE NORWAY, CANADA
MS Cadet about-face, saluting officer WS Recruits entering camp, guard checking identification CU Recruit's travel stickers on luggage WS Recruits being led in by second guard INT WS Portrait of King Haakon VII, banner of Norway...
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: HARBOR
WS Norwegian waterfront, rowboats EXT MS Norwegian men talking (SOT implies rebels) WS Sailboats in harbor (questionable quality) VS Fishermen talking on shore, cutting fishing nets.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY
GESTAPO: WS Building (possibly university, unconfirmed), pedestrians, Oslo INT VS German Nazi Gestapo interviewing Norwegian men, Nazi Eagle Swastika & Adolf Hitler drawing BG : FOOD RATION: WS Crowded Norwegian fish market INT MS German...
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MOT 1941: BRITAIN TASK FORCE AT SEA
NIGHT: (POV Deck) Britain Navy ship at sea VS Silhouette of sailor looking through binoculars VS Norwegian soldiers & sailors on deck, smoking, at attention LA MS Lookout men, binoculars.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: REFUGEES BOARD SUBMARINE
WS Sailboat moving closer to British submarine WS Norwegian refugees boarding submarine deck, English officer (POV boat) WS Refugees walking across deck INT MS Refugees down hatch ladder Norwegian refugees down hatch ladder WS English...
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MOT 1941: NAZI PRISONERS OF WAR TAKEN IN NORWAY RAID
MS Norwegian soldiers, holding gun on German Nazi official on street HA MS Blindfolded Nazi officer lead onboard ship MS Blindfolded Nazi soldiers.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: REFUGEES CROSSING SEA
WS Sail boat at sea (dark) VS Norwegian men on sail boat, lying on cabin roof, by sails INT VS Men in cabin sharing cigarette, pouring water WS Sailboat at sea LA MS Norway flag atop sails.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: ESCAPEES CROSSING SEA
WS Submarine periscope above water INT MS English Naval officer looking through periscope EXT WS Sailboat MS Norwegian man spotting submarine WS Submarine (British) rising out of sea MS Norwegian refugees watching from sailboat WS...
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: DERAILING
HA WS Train on railroad track LA WS Norwegian rebels hammering rail tracks MS Men lifting rail LA WS Tossing rail down hill.
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MOT 1941: ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE: LITTLE NORWAY, CANADA
HA MS Pilots around Major Ole Reistad giving instructions MS Pilots taking notes HA WS Men saluting to Reistad, running to fighter airplanes WS Pilots running to fighter airplanes lined up on runway AERIAL: MS Fighter airplane in flight...
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MOT 1941: ROYAL NORWEGIAN AIR FORCE: LITTLE NORWAY, CANADA
WS Mechanics working on airplane engine & wing INT WS Cadets sitting in class MS Cadet taking notes.MS Instructor at blackboard pointing to torpedo drawing MS Students listening, taking notes, Cadets marching MS Airmen looking at papers.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: NIGHT OF ESCAPE
NIGHT: MS Sail boat in dock MS Norwegian men coming out of hideout MS Nazi guard patrolling dock MS Norwegian men hiding w/ back against wall MS German guard walking away MS Norwegian men leaving from wall HA WS Men onto sail boat in...
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: BRITAIN ROYAL AIR FORCE
NIGHT: AERIAL: Silhouette of Britain's Royal Air Force bombers MS Norwegian rebels signaling airplanes w/ blinker light WS Bomber in flight VS Smoke from fires, burning buildings.
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MOT 1941: NAZI OCCUPIED NORWAY: ESCAPING
MS Norwegian men stealing gasoline from car, tank into basket WS Men w/ baskets onto boat INT MS Men plotting course CU Pencil over map.