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.
John D Ruddy
Easter Rising in 8 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the 1916 Easter Rising in Ireland, how it came about, who the key players were and how it affected Ireland and indeed the UK’s history within the backdrop of WW1 and beyond.
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...
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
John D Ruddy
Russian Revolution in 10 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the Russian Revolution, what led to it, how it began, who was involved and how it slotted into the events of WW1.
John D Ruddy
World War 1 in 6 Minutes
An animated video outlining the basic narrative of the First World War, how it started, trench warfare and how it concluded.
Bridgeman Arts
bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
bombs dropping from plane, battlefield scenes, WWI
Bridgeman Arts
German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
German camel corps in the German East Africa colony during WWI
Bridgeman Arts
German aviation WWI
Aerial reconnaissance, German Air Force members, bombing, Manfred von Richtofen, Emperor Wilhelm II
Bridgeman Arts
Montage of early flight, pioneers and aircraft
Clip from Flight Fighters of the Fifties, a comprehensive compilation film of fighter aircraft built in the 1950s.
Bridgeman Arts
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
The signing of the Treaty of Versailles, 1919
Bridgeman Arts
WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
WWI, Knighthood, Quentin Roosevelt's grave, aircraft and aerial warfare
Bridgeman Arts
WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
WWI naval warfare, submarine attack, German airship
Bridgeman Arts
WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front
WWI battle scenes on the Italian Front, 1914-1918.
Bridgeman Arts
Miscellaneous - WW1, various
Clip taken from the original film Duel in the sky; Spitfire, Messerschmitt, Farnborough 88, Fighter Control Officer, Wings Over Europe. Montage of silent clips.
Bridgeman Arts
Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI
Forced Labour, prisoners of war and rationing, WWI
Bridgeman Arts
First World War, German cavalry in pursuit
First World War, German cavalry in pursuit
Bridgeman Arts
Demonstrations in Germany, First World War
Demonstrations in Germany, First World War
Bridgeman Arts
WWI, ground, naval and aerial warfare, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff
WWI, ground, naval and aerial warfare, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff
Bridgeman Arts
WWI combat - ground, naval and aerial.
WWI combat - ground, naval and aerial. End of clip includes a WWII dogfight.