60 Second Histories
Shot at dawn
A sad tale of a firing squad and a young seventeen year old who, although probably suffering from shell shock, was shot for desertion
60 Second Histories
British soldier's equipment 1914-15
A British WW1 soldier describes the equipment a he was expected to carry during 1914-15 which could all weigh up to thirty five kilos.
60 Second Histories
WW1 Munitions worker - part 4
A munitionette recites a lighthearted poem of the time about rationing and the introduction of a ticket system to go to the loo. The last in a 4 part series
National Film Board of Canada
Debris
Debris is a portrait of Tofino, BC intertidal artist Pete Clarkson as he crafts his most ambitious and personal project to date: a memorial to the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami. He, like so many of us around the world, was...
National Film Board of Canada
Red Path
This short documentary tells the story of Tony Chachai, a young Indigenous man in search of his identity. Moved by the desire to reconnect with his Atikamekw roots, he delivers a touching testimony on the journey that brought him closer...
60 Second Histories
WW1 weapons - bayonet & pistol
A description of one of the oldest weapons still in use, the bayonet and how it was used in close quarter combat and also the Webley revolver
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 6
This video explains how soldiers made raids on enemy trenches. Part 6 of a 7 part series
60 Second Histories
Life in the trenches - Part 4
This film talks about troop rotation and how it ensured soldiers weren't always on the frontline. Part 4 of a 7 part series
National Film Board of Canada
The Bicycle: Fighting AIDS with Community Medicine
Pax Chingawale pedals his bicycle over 20 km a day, visiting his neighbours from house to house. His travels take him to twenty villages, in Zomba District, southern Malawi, Africa. The Bicycle chronicles Pax's journeys as he battles...
60 Second Histories
Life as a WW1 Nurse in France
A WW1 nurse who describes her uniform and shows how she still likes to be fashionable even among the horrors of war.
National Film Board of Canada
An Overwhelming Passion
In this concise portrait, director and art director Brigitte Haentjens talks about what inspires her work in theatrical creation. Her artistic choices are a response to a deep, dark need to rummage through a text until light bursts...
Epic History TV
World War One: 1914
World War One - 1914' is the first in a five-part series covering the Great War. This episode covers the rival alliances that dominated Europe in the build-up to war, the Triple Alliance and the Triple Entente, and the fatal gunshots by...
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
Bridgeman Arts
WW1 recruitment in the UK, 1914
Images of the famous Lord Kitchener Wants You poster. Men gather to enlist in the British Army. 1914, London.
Bridgeman Arts
EDIT IMW862753 Defence of Paris, Joseph Gallieni, aerial reconnaissance, field telephones, 1914
EDIT IMW862753 Defence of Paris, Joseph Gallieni, aerial reconnaissance, field telephones, 1914
Bridgeman Arts
Great War 1914, Soldiers Running Across Fields
Great War 1914, Soldiers Running Across Fields
Getty Images
Montage: 1914 Chevrolet drving in 1957 traffic
WS front three-quarter passenger side tracking shot of 1914 Chevrolet driving on the 1957 streets of Detroit; driver hand signals a left turn and turns away from camera / WS front three-quarter driver side tracking shot / WS rear end...
Getty Images
WWII: Russian Tsar Nicolas II announcing the beginning of war with Germany
WWII: Russian Tsar Nicolas II announcing the beginning of war with Germany
Bridgeman Arts
Churchill pays for a taxi, 1914, London
Churchill gets out of a taxi and counts his change as he pays for the fare, London, 1914.
Bridgeman Arts
French Soldiers Win War Against German Army 1914
French Soldiers Win War Against German Army 1914
Bridgeman Arts
Troops Fighting During the Great War, 1914
Troops Fighting During the Great War, 1914