Video: Topics: History: World
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Stepping Stone To Japan (#2006)
This is a film used to describe what the United States Army Air Forces were doing to win the war in early 1944 in the Marshall Islands. It is not clear if it was only used for American forces as a... 04:55
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Review of the War in Europe (#2006)
Produced sometime in 1946, this film is a retrospective of the war in Europe. It includes footage of Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin meeting in Yalta in early 1945, battlefield action in Europe,... 05:10
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Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor (#2006)
This segment shows film of the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective. This film was captured from the Japanese Imperial Government and shown to audiences in the United States... 02:47
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (#2006)
In this series of short films, WAACs are seen on a parade ground at a training base and on parade through a downtown business district. In the last film clip, the woman inspecting the troops is... 01:38
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Color film of Japanese General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signing the Instruments of Surrender. September 2, 1945 (#2006)
In this short silent film, Japanese General Yoshijiro Umezu, Chief of the Army General Staff, signs both copies of the Instrument of Surrender. When the ceremony was completed, one copy was given... 00:16
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Color film of the second flag raising on Mt. Suribachi on Iwo Jima February 23, 1945 (#2006)
In this short silent film, the U.S. flag is raised for the second time on the island of Iwo Jima on February 23, 1945. 00:55
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The Roman Empire in the First Century | Years of Trial | PBS (#102)
Full Program: Caligula grips Rome in fear; Judea's religious and political establishment finds Jesus a threat. 55:06
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The Roman Empire in the First Century | Winds of Change | PBS (#103)
Full Program: Claudius rules; Britain battles Roman legions; in Judea, Paul tells of Jesus; Rome verges on disaster under Nero's reign. 55:06
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The Roman Empire in the First Century | Years of Eruption | PBS (#104)
Full Program: Rival generals fight for control in Rome; Mount Vesuvius erupts; Emperor Trajan expands the empire. 55:07
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire | The Will of the Shogun | PBS (#102)
Full Program: - The grandson of Ieyasu, Tokugawa Iemitsu, tightens control over Japan's warlords and expels all foreigners. 55:17
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire | The Return of the Barbarians | PBS (#103)
Full Program: - Isolated from the West, 18th century Edo flourishes culturally and economically, becoming one of the liveliest cities in the world. But foreign forces are coming. 55:17
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The Roman Empire in the First Century | Order from Chaos | PBS (#101)
Full Program: Rome rises under Caesar Augustus' compassion and violence. 54:17
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Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire | The Way of the Samurai | PBS (#101)
Full Program: Tokugawa Ieyasu unifies Japan and establishes a dynasty that will rule Japan for over 250 years. 55:18
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Secrets of the Lost Empire | Easter Island | PBS (#103)
Full Program: Travel to Easter Island to discover the secrets of this vanished civilization through the "moai," the massive headstones that these ancient islanders created to achieve peace and harmony, yet... 54:38
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Secrets of the Lost Empire | China Bridge | PBS (#105)
Full Program: Travel to 12th-century China as engineers, scientists and scholars help reveal the intricate mysteries behind the revolutionary strength and elegance of the Rainbow Bridge. 54:41
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