Empire at War

The two defining global conflicts of the 20th century were not only fought for Britain’s Empire but by Britain’s Empire. From Indian troops on the front line in the Great War to West African troops serving in the jungles of Burma, these films document the often unseen contribution of imperial subjects to Britain’s war efforts. During World War Two, official film propaganda became an increasingly important means of disseminating information about the war to both British and colonial audiences. Armed Forces film units were established to gather film footage from the theatres of conflict, and unedited material shot by these army cameramen provides an intimate record of the Empire at war.  

 
 
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REOCCUPATION OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS (7/10/1945) (1945) enhanced entry

Shot on 7 October 1945: footage from a landing craft approaching the shore showing two Landing Craft Assaults (LCAs) and ...

 

REPORT FROM BURMA (1945) enhanced entry

An interim report on the progress of the Fourteenth Army offensive in Burma.

Description of the logistic problems of ...

 

SUEZ IN PERSPECTIVE (1957) enhanced entry

A justification of the Anglo-French 'intervention' in Suez.

Introduction sketches background: Britain's "thankless and difficult" task in Palestine mandate; ...

 

the ANGLO-FRENCH AGGRESSION AGAINST EGYPT (1956) enhanced entry

Egyptian film of the Suez Incident.

Port Said - tourists, government building programme, increased prosperity following upon Suez Canal ...

 

the BATTLE FOR FREEDOM (1942) enhanced entry

The world in the 3rd year of war - a mixture of caution ("Today our world faces its ...

the EMPIRE MARCHES

the EMPIRE MARCHES (1941)has video enhanced entry

A picture, early in the war, of the armed solidarity of the British Empire.

The film serves to illustrate ...

 

the GEN NO 12 (1945) enhanced entry

I. "S.E.A.C." a. WAAFs arrive (by ship) in India and, as well as starting new duties, do some sightseeing. b. ...

 

the HANDYMEN (1941) enhanced entry

The work and training of the (Royal Bombay) Sappers and Miners; film stresses the military importance of their ...

 

the STILWELL ROAD (1945) enhanced entry

The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...

 

UNIVERSAL NEWS (1942) enhanced entry

I. "News from Ceylon." Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, Commander-in-Chief of Ceylon, and Sir Henry Turnbull, Officer in Command, are escorted ...

 

VICTORY PARADE (1946) enhanced entry

Colonial troops in England for the Victory Parade on 8 June 1946.

Colonial troops arrive in Britain for the Victory Parade. ...

WAR CAME TO KENYA

WAR CAME TO KENYA (1941)has video enhanced entry

Kenya's first two years of war.

Opens with establishing shots - Mount Kenya, wild-life, black schoolchildren, white settlers; maps ...