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How Rommel became the Desert Fox | Operation Sonnenblume
In February 1941, Erwin Rommel arrived in Libya to save an Italian army in disarray. But instead of following orders to defend his position, Rommel attacked. Leading from the front, he pushed the understrength British and Commonwealth forces...
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London Can Take It (1940)
A short film about life in the London Blitz during WWII.
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Evacuees of the Second World War | Operation Pied Piper
Evacuation in Britain during the Second World War amounted to the biggest mass movement of people in British history, with around 4 million people leaving their homes to escape the air raids of the Blitz. Many children didn't know where they...
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Penicillin: From Fleming to the Pharmacy
Penicillin's discovery by Alexander Fleming in 1929 gets a lot of hype as the advent of antibiotics. But in reality, Fleming was just one part of the story. A team from Oxford University led by Howard Florey, in partnership with the Northern...
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The Accident That Changed the World - Allison Ramsey and Mary Staicu
Learn how Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, and how the antibiotic has changed medicine and the treatment of infections. – In 1928, scientist Alexander Fleming returned to his lab and found something unexpected: a colony of mold...
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How Alexander Fleming Discovered Penicillin
Alexander Fleming was a Scottish doctor and microbiologist who discovered the world’s first effective antibiotic: penicillin. This discovery revolutionized medicine, and has been described as the single greatest victory ever achieved over...
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Rationing In Britain
COI 155 An American commentator looks at the effects of rationing on the people of England in 1944. The film presents a 'typical' family of 4 (housewife, engine-driver husband, factory-working daughter, schoolboy son) to illustrate the...
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D-Day in 90 seconds
The D-Day landings explained in 90 seconds.
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Secrets of D-Day: The Great Invasion (Full Episode) | Drain the Oceans WW2
In the greatest amphibious invasion fleet ever assembled, 7,000 vessels and 250,000 men take the Nazis by surprise. By draining the ocean, we explain exactly how they did it. Enjoy a free trial of National Geographic right here: https://ngmdomsubs.nationalgeographic.com/servlet/OrdersGateway?cds_mag_code=NG9&cds_page_id=...
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1862 Minnesota Massacre: Little Crow
Credit to Paul I. Wellman: Death on the Prairie, 1934 A six week war from August through September 1862 constitutes a turning point in American Indian relations. With the nation preoccupied with the Civil War, Little Crow leads his band...