The most historical events captured on film over the past 100 years
The Blitz: burning buildings in London; fire-fighting at night; wreckage in daytime
Evacuation scenes, UK ( Waterloo station). Shows children with luggage leaving Waterloo by train. general views of children at Waterloo.
Linen manufacture; war savings barometer.
Eire Plays The Role Of A Neutral (1944): Parade standing still in Dublin; lines of soldiers; Red Cross nurses; soldiers marching; big queue outside shop being pulled away from entrance by policemen; political rally; horse and carts in O'Connell Street; people queuing for cinema; more crowds outside shops; unidentified men photocall; De Valera in gardens and seated at desk - smiling at camera in both.
Evans Signal Laboratory exterior; radar mast; graphic on how radar works; technicians at work;
Convoy of UK trucks in desert; British plane over
The Great Offensive: night firing; mine detection; tanks through desert; convoy; artillery set up; firing from inside tank; US planes dropping bombs; bombs dropping out of hatch; UK artillery firing; wrecked German transport; troops running in attack; German prisoners; Field-Marshal Bernard Montgomery out of tent; map of campaign; more firing in desert; more bombs dropped; tanks and soldiers advance.
Wrecked German tanks and transport. Shots of graves with german helmets on top; UK troops in desert; tanks unloaded from ships; convoy in Western Desert; airview convoy; more unloading; German officers; bombs dropped; guns fired by ship at sea; UK submarine interiors; German troops in desert; German artillery; German planes in flight; German plane attack; British response; Winston Churchill amongst troops; UK tanks in desert; dogfights; plane hits ground; UK planes; more artillery; Red Cross area; dead bodies; German prisoners; Montgomery with binoculars; more artillery and wreckage; massed troops walking; tanks in desert convoy

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