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Why We Fight: The Battle of China

""Chapter VI of Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series, explains why the Empire of Japan possessed such a strong interest in ruling the disparate lands of China." Documentary in public domain and available to download at Internet Archive."

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History

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Fire Over England - 1937

"This is an adventure film dealing with the struggle of England and Spain in the late 1500's, which culminated in the expedition of the Spanish Armada. It stars Lawrence Olivier, Vivien Leigh, Flora Robson as Elizabeth I, Raymond Massey as Philip II, Leslie Banks, and a young James Mason." Film in public domain and available for download at archive.org.

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History , Full feature film 4

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Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Part II - 1943

""Chapter V of Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series, follows the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler. In Part Two, the German army falls victim to the Soviet scorched-earth strategy." Public Domain film, available to download at Internet Archive."

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia Part I - 1943

""Chapter V of Frank Capra's "Why We Fight" series, follows the beginning of the end for Adolph Hitler. Part One shows how the Nazi regime, frustrated by the tenacity of British resistance, sets its sights on the Soviet Union instead." Public Domain film, available to download at Internet Archive."

Moyers: The Secret Government ... The Constitution in Crisis

"For too long the full length 90 min. version of this documentary has been unavailable. Only a 20 minute version has been circulating. Here, now as of January 10, 2007, this failure of access ends. Bill Moyers, the respected TV journalist, analyzes the threats to constitutional government posed by an illegitimate network operating from within the government but using secrecy to set itself up outside of the government / people's oversight. All this back in 1987. This documentary gives a fascinating overview of what has actually happened in the last 50 years regarding the CIA and the Cold War (including Iran, Guatemala, Cuba, Vietnam and Chile). The foundation for the massive push towards greater secrecy in government going on today."

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History , Politics, in English 4 , Documentary 7

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The Battle of Midway - 1942

""The Battle of Midway chronicles a significant moment in U.S. History, as have other Ford films like Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and My Darling Clementine (1946), but the focus here is on ordinary Americans filmed at the time, not famous historical figures seen in retrospect." Produced and directed by John Ford, 1942. Film in public domain and available at Archive.org."

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History

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San Pietro - 1945

"Also known as "The Battle of San Pietro". "Documentary of the US efforts to take Italy by acclaimed director John Huston. The US Army which commissioned the film refused to show it because it was too honest in its portrayal of the high cost of battle and the difficulties faced." Directed by John Huston (uncredited) and produced by John Huston and Frank Capra, both uncredited, 1945."

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History

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Terry Jones' Barbarians - The Huns

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History , Documentary 6

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Terry Jones' Barbarians - The Savage Goths

"Roman writers have left us with an image of the Barbarians of the north - the Germans, Dacians and Goths - as hairy primitives. It was an image reinforced by the wholesale massacre of a Roman army in Germany in 9AD, and sealed by the so- called Sack of Rome in 410. Terry Jones reveals that far from being brutal savages, the Barbarians of the north were in fact much admired by Rome for their fighting prowess; they became crucial to the defence of the Roman Empire - and would eventually became as Roman as the Romans themselves."

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Documentary 5 , History

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Persepolis Recreated

"Seized and burned by Alexander the Great's conquering army, shaken by uncounted earthquakes, eroded by 25 centuries of rain, fluctuating temperatures and scouring winds, Persepolis-the greatest of the royal residences of ancient Persia-is a definitive ancient ruin.

"Yet, the place remains an awesomely impressive sight 2,500 years after it was built. Even today, those who step up to its gigantic terrace of 125,000 square meters and see its majestic columns are filled with a sense of awe drifting into a dream-like trance.

"A dream in which one tries to visualize the beauty and dazzling splendor of Persepolitan palaces before their sad destruction.

"Persepolis Recreated is the name of the most recent documentary film and its companion book, produced by Sunrise Film Co. which will be available by September 2004."

Attention - baissez le volume! Caution - put the volume down!

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