A report on the dispute between Spain and Britain over the future of Gibraltar.
A report on the dispute between Spain and Britain over the future of Gibraltar.
Deals with a group of misfit soldiers of a British garrison near Singapore during the guerilla uprisings of the early 1950s. Based on the novel by Leslie Thomas.
Documentary about the Westland Wessex V helicopter, seen in action in Borneo; also features Gurkhas in action.
(Reels 1-3) HMS Albion (R.07) in the Far East (off Malaya during the Indonesian confrontation ?). Includes Westland Wessex helicopter parked up - Royal Marines in full kit come up to deck on the lift. Other ships include HMS ...
Film showing the rle of nurses in the Royal Navy; includes sequences in Gibraltar and Malta; also features are the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (McDonnell Douglas Phantom fighters) and HMS Euryalus.
Army Documentary film recording some of the projects undertaken by the Royal Engineers in the Arabian Peninsula during the mid 1960s. These include the road constructed from Dhala to Aden, including a description of the difficulties encountered, ...
The years 1955-1966.
In April 1955 Mountbatten becomes First Sea Lord, and starts trimming the Navy down to a suitable peace-time force. In this episode, Mountbatten expresses ...
The years 1943-1945.
Mountbatten takes up command in SE Asia in August 1943 (the film gives a brief resume of the events in the far east up to that point) and sets about raising ...
The years 1945-1946.
With the end of the Far East war and the resulting chaos, Mountbatten's priority is the liberation of POWs, in which he is greatly helped by Lady Mountbatten ...
A description of three of the Christian sects of the Shona and Ndebele immigrants from Southern Rhodesia, who came to live in Zambia between 1957 and 1964. It examines their position in 1969, the effects of their fundamentalist beliefs in ...
Independence in Fiji in October 1970.
Union flag flying, with words 'Independence for Fiji' superimposed. Union flag being taken down as part of the ceremonies at the Albert Park stadium, Suva, 9 October 1970. The Fijian flag. Prince ...