Bridgeman Arts
They Made News, Part 1 - German and British camermen at the beginning of WW2
From a programme of unique interviews with top newsreel cameramen who were at the greatest events of the 20th century. The film is in rough cut stage (cutting copy) and is intercut with footage illustrating the cameramen's stories.
Bridgeman Arts
March 5th 1936, first Spitfire flight. Spitfires in military service, WW2 combat. Spitfire factory production.
Clip from a Vickers Supermarine B&W film chronicling the development of Vickers aircraft design from the Supermarine in 1925, through the Supermarine 4 monoplane, the S5, S6, S6B, Spitfire, Seafire, Spiteful, Attacker, 508, 510, 535, to...
Bridgeman Arts
They Made News, part 2 - WW2 cameramen
From a programme of unique interviews with top newsreel cameramen who were at the greatest events of the 20th century.
Bridgeman Arts
Interview with Alf Hicks, part 2 - cameraman who filmed the Invasion of Normandy, including the Falaise Pocket and the liberation of Brussels.
Interview with Alf Hicks, part 2 - cameraman who filmed the Invasion of Normandy, including the Falaise Pocket and the liberation of Brussels. Filmed in 2007.
Curated Video
80th Anniversary Of Japanese Internment Camps In The U.S.
Saturday, Jan. 19 marks the 80th anniversary of Pres. Roosevelt's executive order that authorized placement of 122,000 Japanese-Americans in camps.
PBS
Pbs: Bill Moyers Journal: D Day Revisited
Captivating video program detailing the experiences of soldiers who participated in the Normandy invasion in 1944. Streaming video and transcripts available.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: D Day
This elaborate site provides insight into D-Day, as told through the voices of the people who participated in the planning and execution of the invasion and the battle for the Normandy beaches. Content includes a focus on the...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: World War Ii Part 1
In which John Green teaches you about World War II. John will teach you how the United States got into the war, and just how involved America was before Congress actually declared war. John will actually talk a little about the military...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Crash Course Us History: World War Ii Part 2 the Homefront
In which John Green teaches you about World War 2, as it was lived on the home front. You'll learn about how the war changed the country as a whole and changed how Americans thought about their country. John talks about the government...
PBS
Pbs: Nazi Prison Escapes at Colditz
Companion website to the NOVA program on Colditz and those who tried to escape from it during World War 2. Includes plans on the "glider" escape where prisoners made a Glider to "fly" out of the prison.