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...
Curated Video
Pandemic Lockdown of 1918
The Spanish Flu was one of the deadliest pandemics the world has ever seen – so how was one sleepy Colorado town able to escape unscathed?
60 Second Histories
WW1 British soldier's uniform
A description of a British infantryman's uniform and personal effects from 1914-15
Epic History TV
World War One: 1918
1918 is the year that Woodrow Wilson unveils his 'Fourteen Points' as the basis for future world peace. Meanwhile Bolshevik Russia quits the war by signing the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, freeing up half a million German troops for General...
Bridgeman Arts
EDIT IMW995755 German POWs captured in the Battle of Saint Mihiel, 1918
EDIT IMW995755 German POWs captured in the Battle of Saint Mihiel, 1918
Bridgeman Arts
EDIT IMW995763 The Battle of Saint Mihiel begins, 12th September, 1918 US artillery firing
EDIT IMW995763 The Battle of Saint Mihiel begins, 12th September, 1918 US artillery firing
Bridgeman Arts
EDIT IMW 995759 US troops in Belleau Wood wounded in trench German POWs 1918
EDIT IMW 995759 US troops in Belleau Wood wounded in trench German POWs 1918
Bridgeman Arts
Wounded US soldiers, France, 1918
First aid on US troops at various locations in France, 1918. Includes German POWs carrying wounded US soldiers on stretchers.
Bridgeman Arts
General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane. France, 1918
General Pershing decorates soldier, German plane attacks US balloon, US soldiers bring down plane. France, 1918
Bridgeman Arts
US planes loaded with bombs. Eddie Rickenbacker drops bombs over German lines, France, 1918
US planes loaded with bombs. Eddie Rickenbacker drops bombs over German lines, France, 1918
Bridgeman Arts
US troops fighting the Germans with gas masks, France, 1918
US troops fighting the Germans with gas masks, France, 1918