World war one In Colour pt.II
Additional colourized footage from the remarkable DVD, World War 1 in Color
Movies
World War II Color Film: D-Day
Nice color footage of the U.S. Army as they head to the D-Day invasion beaches in Normandy and later – to Paris.
World War I- Enlistment and Training of African-Americans
In May of 1917, President Wilson ordered the enlistment of all able-bodied men, black or white. More than 350,000 African Americans trained to serve their country in mostly segregated camps.
WOMEN IN DEFENSE
Katharine Hepburn narrates this look at the many jobs performed by American women during wWII. The narrative was written by Eleanor Roosevelt. Matinee at the Bijou is coming soon to PBS in HD hosted by Debbie Reynolds
Wizard of Oz: CASTING THE WICKED WITCH
This video is the story on how they chose Margaret Hamilton to play The Wicked Witch of the West in the classic film The Wizard Of Oz (1939) directed by Victor Fleming.Originally the role was offered to Oscar Winner Gale Sondergaard.This short clip was taken from the documentary “Wizard Of Oz: The Making of a Movie Classic”.Narrated by Angela Lansbury
Wilfred Owen Reads His Poem, Dulce et Decorum Est
These two clips, and the five that follow, are remarkably clever and admirable pieces of computer animation in which the eighty-five year old photographs of the World War One poets come to life reciting their famous verses.
This first one depicts the doomed poet Wilfred Owen “reading” his poem “Dulce et Decorum Est”.We can do no better than give the excellent concise notes from Wikipedia about this very sad and beautiful poem.It is read superbly by poet Alan Mumford from Hampstead of London.
Wikipedia entry……”Dulce et Decorum Est” is a poem written by British poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen in 1917, and published posthumously in 1920. Owen’s poem is known for its horrifying imagery and its condemnation of war.”,350,425,1.214285714,4 to 3,,https://www.youtube.com/v/qVMFB7mHVaI,qVMFB7mHVaI,These two clips, and the five that follow, are remarkably clever and admirable pieces of computer animation in which the eighty-five year old photographs of the World War One poets come to life reciting their famous verses.
This first one depicts the doomed poet Wilfred Owen “”reading”” his poem “”Dulce et Decorum Est””.We can do no better than give the excellent concise notes from Wikipedia about this very sad and beautiful poem.It is read superbly by poet Alan Mumford from Hampstead of London.
Wikipedia entry……””Dulce et Decorum Est”” is a poem written by British poet and World War I soldier Wilfred Owen in 1917, and published posthumously in 1920. Owen’s poem is known for its horrifying imagery and its condemnation of war.””
Why We Fight
(1943)
Why We Fight”” is a series of seven propaganda films (made between 1942 and 1945) commissioned by the United States government during World War II to demonstrate to American soldiers the reason for U.S. involvement in the war. Later on they were also shown to the general U.S. public to persuade them to support American intervention.Most of the films were directed by Frank Capra, who was daunted and terrified by Leni Riefenstahl’s propaganda film, “”Triumph of the Will””, and worked in direct response to it. “
Where Were the Fashion Police in the 1970s?
There were two books that left a black mark on the Twentieth Century: the first one was “Mein Kampf” and the second one was the Montgomery Wards Spring Catalog from 1976.
This clip displays an endless stream of humiliating fashion from the 1970s, all set to the tune,”Get Up and Boogie”.
Waffen SS -Hitler Jugend at Normandy D-day
A clip which tells part of the story of the Hitler Youth presence at Normandy during the D-Day invasion.
W.W. II German Paratroopers Fighting the Americans in France
W.W. II German Newsreel footage depicting the combat that took place in Normandy one month after the D-Day landings.
W.W. I US Backpack Problems
(U.S.)
The History Channel examines the awkward kit issued to the American Army in 1910 and carried throughout the First World War.