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The Resource The concise history of WWI, (videorecording)

The concise history of WWI, (videorecording)

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Summary
The scale and intensity of the conflict was unprecedented, with more men fighting and more casualties than any previous human conflict. Of the 70 million soldiers who took part in the fighting, 60 million were Europeans. New technologies - machine guns, better artillery, advanced logistics, poison gas, aerial warfare and submarines - increased the scale of the carnage to a level the world had never seen before. This fascinating program charts all the major events, defining actions and key personalities that decided the course of World War I and id a must-watch for anyone interested in military history
Language
eng
Work
Extent
1 DVD-video (approximately 170 min.)
Note
  • Reel : C-114012-9
  • Bonus feature: The development of the gun during WWI, a documentray on Battle of the Somme
  • "The Concise History of WWI covers the 'War to end all wars" with the use of extraordinary archive footage. From the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 all the way to the Peace Treaty signing in Versailles five years later, this superb production provides a valuable insight into the 'Great War"--Container
  • "The major events, defining actions and key personalties that decide the course of the Great war"--Disc
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The concise history of WWI
Title
The concise history of WWI
Title variation
Concise history of World War 1
Contributor
Narrator
Producer
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
The scale and intensity of the conflict was unprecedented, with more men fighting and more casualties than any previous human conflict. Of the 70 million soldiers who took part in the fighting, 60 million were Europeans. New technologies - machine guns, better artillery, advanced logistics, poison gas, aerial warfare and submarines - increased the scale of the carnage to a level the world had never seen before. This fascinating program charts all the major events, defining actions and key personalities that decided the course of World War I and id a must-watch for anyone interested in military history
Cataloging source
NAML
Characteristic
videorecording
Credits note
Written and produced by Andy Aiken
Dewey number
940.3
Intended audience
Exempt from classification
Language note
In English
PerformerNote
Narrated by Stephen Grief
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Aiken, Andy
  • Grief, Stephen
Runtime
170
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Machine-guns
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Somme (France)
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
Label
The concise history of WWI, (videorecording)
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Distribution
Note
  • Reel : C-114012-9
  • Bonus feature: The development of the gun during WWI, a documentray on Battle of the Somme
  • "The Concise History of WWI covers the 'War to end all wars" with the use of extraordinary archive footage. From the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 all the way to the Peace Treaty signing in Versailles five years later, this superb production provides a valuable insight into the 'Great War"--Container
  • "The major events, defining actions and key personalties that decide the course of the Great war"--Disc
Carrier category
videodisc
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Control code
000052959653
Dimensions
12 cm.
Extent
1 DVD-video (approximately 170 min.)
Other control number
9397711401297
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
C-114012-9
System control number
(OCoLC)881420204
System details
DVD video, Dolby digital AC 3, Region All, 4:3, fullframe 1.33:1
Label
The concise history of WWI, (videorecording)
Distribution
Note
  • Reel : C-114012-9
  • Bonus feature: The development of the gun during WWI, a documentray on Battle of the Somme
  • "The Concise History of WWI covers the 'War to end all wars" with the use of extraordinary archive footage. From the assassination of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914 all the way to the Peace Treaty signing in Versailles five years later, this superb production provides a valuable insight into the 'Great War"--Container
  • "The major events, defining actions and key personalties that decide the course of the Great war"--Disc
Carrier category
videodisc
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Control code
000052959653
Dimensions
12 cm.
Extent
1 DVD-video (approximately 170 min.)
Other control number
9397711401297
Other physical details
sound, black & white
Publisher number
C-114012-9
System control number
(OCoLC)881420204
System details
DVD video, Dolby digital AC 3, Region All, 4:3, fullframe 1.33:1

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