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BREAKING UP SUBS AND TORPEDOES FOR SCRAP

Breaking Up Subs And Torpedoes For Scrap (1940-1949)

Breaking up submarines and torpedoes for scrap...

DEEDS NOT WORDS

Deeds Not Words (1921)

Men break up gun carriages in Farnborough as part of the effort to disarm.

DAWN OF 1922

Dawn Of 1922 (1922)

Workmen break up old battleships at the dawn of the New Year.

"Warspite" (1948)

Salvage men break up the battleship 'Warspite', run aground on the Cornish coast.

IT'S BLACKPOOL NO LONGER!

It's Blackpool No Longer! (1949)

Blackpool illuminations start up again after the war time break.

BONUS ARMY

Bonus Army "Routed" (1932)

Troops and police use heavy handed tactics to break up demonstrations by US...

ASBESTOS STRIKE

Asbestos Strike (1949)

Police break up strikers in an asbestos mining town in Quebec.

 

 

BLOWING UP SHIPS

Blowing Up Ships (1914-1918)

Footage of warship being blown up.

BELGIAN ARTILLERY

Belgian Artillery (1914-1918)

Belgian artillery moving across field.

POLARIS FIRED FROM H.M.S. RESOLUTION

Polaris Fired From HMS Resolution (1968)

Polaris missile breaks the water starts to ascend, naval...

BIG SHIPS SHELL REDS aka WISCONSIN OFF TO KOREA

Big Ships Shell Reds AKA Wisconsin Off To Korea (1952)

U.N. warships shell Korea during truce...

Horse breaking by American Cowboy Soldiers

Horse Breaking By American Cowboy Soldiers (1914-1918)

Footage of soldiers breaking in would horses.

THEY SWOOP TO CONQUER

They Swoop To Conquer (1944)

American bombers shoot up German planes, trains and supply depots. Good...

KITCHENER'S ARMY - TRAINING IN TRENCH DIGGING AND SIGNALLING

Kitchener's Army - Training In Trench Digging And Signalling (1914-1918)

British troops practice...

FIRST LORD OPENS NEW SMITH DOCK

First Lord Opens New Smith Dock (1954)

Official visit by the First Sea Lord to North Shields to open...

THE BATTLE FOR KOJE aka KOJO PRISON CAMP

The Battle For Koje AKA Kojo Prison Camp (1952)

American and British troops fight hard with North...

CONQUERORS END

Conquerors End (1923)

The battleship "Conqueror" arrives to be broken up. Chatham, Kent.

OVER THE TOP FOR THE LAST aka PRESENTATION ARMY TANK

Over The Top For The Last AKA Presentation Army Tank (1919)

A First World war tank making it's...

REST BREAK HOUSE

Rest Break House (1946)

Land girls going on holiday in Devon.

 VICKERS VALIANT BREAKS RECORD

Vickers Valiant Breaks Record (1955)

A Vickers Valiant plane breaks a speed record.

A DAY ABOARD A TROOPSHIP

A Day Aboard A Troopship (1914-1918)

Footage of Anzac troops exercising and relaxing on board troopship.

NEW ARMY TRAINING

New Army Training (1914-1918)

British troops learn how to build trenches.

Selected Originals -  BIG SHIPS SHELL REDS aka WISCONSIN OFF TO KOREA

Selected Originals - Big Ships Shell Reds AKA Wisconsin Off To Korea (1952)

Material relating...

TANKS AND CAVALRY COMBINE IN ITALIAN MILITARY DISPLAY aka ITALY

Tanks And Cavalry Combine In Italian Military Display AKA Italy (1937)

Yugoslavian delegates...

FRENCH PLANE ATTACKS THE AIR SPEED RECORD

French Plane Attacks The Air Speed Record (1938)

French air ace Commandant Rossi takes off on a...

SHAGGY RIDGE

Shaggy Ridge (1944)

Australian troops make their way up Shaggy Ridge in the Ramu valley in New Guinea.

NAVAL PARASHOTS

Naval Parashots (1940)

Naval men get training to deal with German parachute attacks.

Selected Originals - HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION

Selected Originals - Hungarian Revolution (1956)

Material related to newsreel story "Hungarian...

DESERT CONVOY GETS THROUGH - 1942

Desert Convoy Gets Through - 1942 (1942)

Terry Ashwood documents attack on desert convoy with his...

HOW ARGENTINA BROKE UP THE AXIS

How Argentina Broke Up The Axis (1944)

Argentina breaks off relations with Germany and Japan.

TROOPS MARCHING - TENTED CAMP

Troops Marching - Tented Camp (1944)

Troops on exercise and in tented camp - copy of first section of...

BAN THE BOMB DEMONSTRATION IN TOKYO

Ban The Bomb Demonstration In Tokyo (1962)

Japanese students demonstrate against nuclear testing.

BILL HAYLEY IN CONCERT

Bill Hayley In Concert (1960-1969)

Fans broke security and jump on stage during concert of Bill Hayley and...

FISHING FLEET EN ROUTE TO ICELAND

Fishing Fleet En Route To Iceland (1963)

Various shots of trawler men and naval personnel on rough...

"The Old Japan" (1933)

Japanese ceremony to celebrate their defeat of Korea many centuries before.

ATLANTIC CHARTER MEETING

Atlantic Charter Meeting (1941)

On board the "Prince of Wales" as Chiefs of Staff arrive for the...

"The Battle Of The Seine" (1933)

Barge workers use their boats to block the River as part of a strike.

COLONEL FITZMAURICE TUNES UP

Colonel Fitzmaurice Tunes Up (1934)

Colonel Fitzmaurice testing 'Irish Swoop' before flight to...

WORLD AT YOUR ELBOW aka KOREA: RIOTERS

World At Your Elbow AKA Korea: Rioters (1947)

Korean Communists clash with Nationalist forces on the...

THE OLD VENGEANCE

The Old Vengeance (1922)

Battleship, H.M.S. Vengeance, is taken to Dover to be broken up.

KOREAN RIOTS

Korean Riots (1947)

Korean Nationalist forces clash with Korean Communist elements.

VICTORY ON ANCRE

Victory On Ancre (1916-1918)

Soldiers march, cheer and chat after victory on Ancre, France.

STAGE DOOR CANTEEN CLOSES

Stage Door Canteen Closes (1947)

Favourite venue for forces entertainment closes down - two years after...

KING OF ITALY

King Of Italy (1927)

The King of Italy visits the excavations at Pompeii.

ALGERIAN SPAHIS IN LONDON

Algerian Spahis In London (1938)

Algerian Spahis of the French Army appear at the International Horse...

JULIAN, THE RECORD BREAKING TANK

Julian, The Record Breaking Tank (1914-1918)

Record breaking tank 'Julian' appears at war bond rally...

TRAINING RECRUITS SIGNALLING, BAYONETING

Training Recruits Signalling, Bayoneting (1914-1918)

Footage troops in training, bayonet practise.

MAY DAY IN HAMBURG

May Day In Hamburg (1920-1929)

Footage of May Day parade in Hamburg in Germany.

PARIS WELCOMES HER AIR HEROES

Paris Welcomes Her Air Heroes (1933)

French aviators Codos and Rossi get great welcome on return to...

FROM STRATOSPHERE TO A SWAMP

From Stratosphere To A Swamp (1933)

Lt. Cmdr. Settle comes back down to earth after his high altitude...