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Dam Buster Flip Book

Author: Imperial War Museum

Publisher: Imperial War Museums

Published: 2018-02

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904897323

Late on the night of May 16, 1943, Wing Commander Guy Gibson led 617 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on a mission code-named Operation Chastise--an audacious bombing raid across the English Channel. Their aim? Destroy three dams in the Ruhr Valley, the industrial heartland of Germany. The dams were fiercely protected. Torpedo nets in the water prevented underwater attacks, leaving air attack the only option. But anti-aircraft guns stood ready to wreak havoc on any enemy bombers daring enough to attempt an approach. What the Germans didn't know, however, was that 617 Squadron had a secret weapon--the "bouncing bomb"--and that it would be the difference maker in this attack. Using rarely seen archival footage from Imperial War Museums' unique collection, this flip book recreates the work that went into this raid, enabling readers to watch, frame by frame, as RAF pilots attempted to perfect their technique for dropping the bouncing bomb and getting it to detonate right on its target.

Spitfire Flip Book

Author: Imperial War Imperial War Museums

Publisher: Buster Books

Published: 2013-12-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904897910

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The Imperial War Museum’s archive is home to more than 20,000 hours of moving image material spanning the twentieth century in Britain. The clips range from documentary film and official newsreels, to unedited combat footage, and amateur shots. In the museum's early days the films could only be viewed through Mutoscope machines from the late nineteenth century that functioned much like a flipbook, giving life to a series of motionless images. The Mutoscope did not project images on a screen, rather the machine was used by one person at a time. To re-create the experience of watching these historical film reels, some of the most compelling scenes have been reproduced in these action-filled flipbooks. As you flip through the Spitfire Flipbook, you’ll come face to face with a 1940s Spitfire plane flying through the air. The single seat fighter aircraft dips and dives at lightning speeds as the pages progress. The Spitfire was the most commonly used airplane during the Battle of Britain and was used as both a fighter-bomber and for training. Replicating the action of old-time film strips, these flipbooks will be a delight for both children and adults, transporting those who flip the pages to Britain’s wartime past.

Sherman Tank Flip Book

Author: Imperial War Imperial War Museums

Publisher: Imperial War Museums

Published: 2022-03-10

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781912423132

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Come face to face with the iconic Sherman tank as it moves through liberated Northwest Europe in 1944. The infamous Sherman tank was the most widely used Allied tank of the Second World War, and the sheer number of units produced played a crucial part in the Allies winning the war. Using rare footage from the vast film archive at Imperial War Museums, this flip book shows the Sherman tank moving through northwest Europe, an area recently liberated by the Allies. Imperial War Museums has managed a film archive from its very beginnings as an institution in 1917. The collection extends to over 23 thousand hours of moving images, representing a wide and diverse range of material from public information films and official newsreels to documentaries and unedited combat film.

The Split History of World War II

Author: Simon Rose

Publisher: Capstone

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 0756545692

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"Describes the opposing viewpoints of the Allies and Axis during World War II"--Provided by publisher.

The First World War Remembered

Author: Gary Sheffield

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780233004051

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A look back at one of the seminal, and deadliest, events of the twentieth century: World War I. The savagery of the fighting, the appalling conditions endured by the soldiers, and the sheer scale of the carnage have seared images of World War 1 into the public memory. This book captures the wide sweep of the conflict, describing the development of the fighting from 1914-1918, and spotlighting obscure but important actions, major battles, and the soldiers who risked their lives. Along with the most up-to-date research, The First World War Remembered includes an array of facsimile memorabilia (letters, newspaper reports, military orders, treaties) plus a DVD with a documentary film and firsthand accounts.

Forgotten Voices Of The Great War

Author: Max Arthur

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-08-31

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 1446446255

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In 1960, the Imperial War Museum began a momentous and important task. A team of academics, archivists and volunteers set about tracing WWI veterans and interviewing them at length in order to record the experiences of ordinary individuals in war. The IWM aural archive has become the most important archive of its kind in the world. Authors have occasionally been granted access to the vaults, but digesting the thousands of hours of footage is a monumental task. Now, forty years on, the Imperial War Museum has at last given author Max Arthur and his team of researchers unlimited access to the complete WWI tapes. These are the forgotten voices of an entire generation of survivors of the Great War. The resulting book is an important and compelling history of WWI in the words of those who experienced it.

Weird War One

Author: Peter Taylor

Publisher: Imperial War Museums

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904897842

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"From bizarre propaganda posters to eccentric spies, from pigeon parachutes to ventriloquist dummies, from tickle sticks to fly swats; Weird War One celebrates the creativity, innovatiion and ingenuity that resulted from "the war to end all wars." It is proof that, as ever, the truth is stranger than fiction."--Back cover.

Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War

Author: Ann Kramer

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2013-08-19

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1783469374

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“Drawing on extensive primary sources, Kramer describes the inter-war peace movement that gave birth to many conscientious objectors” (Military History Monthly). Even today, most histories of the world wars focus on those who fought. Those who refused to do so are often overlooked. It is perhaps only recently that their bravery and extraordinary principles are being recognized. In the First World War, 16,000 men in Britain became the first ever conscientious objectors, and were reviled and brutalized as a result. The conscientious objectors of the Second World War—both men and women—did not experience the same treatment as those earlier COs, but to some extent it was a harder stand to take. It was not easy to refuse to fight in the face of Nazism and Fascism, when large areas of Europe were occupied and when almost the entire British population was organized for total war. Conscientious Objectors of the Second World War: Refusing to Fight tells the stories of these remarkable men and women who bravely took a stand and refused to be conscripted. To bring this fascinating subject to life, Ann Kramer has used extensive prime sources, such as interviews, memoirs, contemporary newspaper accounts, letters, and diaries. Working from these and other sources, she asks who these men and women were who refused conscription and killing, what their reasons were for being conscientious objectors, and how they were treated. The book finishes by exploring their achievements and impact, suggesting that their principles and influence continue to this day. “[Kramer shows] conscientious objectors in all their infinite variety.” —Peace News

Normandy Bridgehead

Author: Hubert Essame

Publisher:

Published: 1970

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13:

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2. Verdenskrig. D-dag. Beskrivelse af de allieredes invasion på Normandiets kyst 6. juni 1944.

Churchill Flip Book

Author: Imperial War Museum

Publisher: Imperial War Museums

Published: 2016-08-15

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781904897675

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There are few figures in all of world history as famous--or as physically distinctive--as Winston Churchill. His round face, three-piece suits, and jutting cigar symbolized British resistance in the darkest days of World War II, and in the decades since, he has become a byword for stalwart confidence and commitment. This book presents little-known footage of Churchill inspecting troops from New Zealand in September 1940, rendered as a miniature flipbook. We see Churchill in action, talking with soldiers, gesturing to aides, and representing in his person the leadership the world needed at that moment. Sure to entertain Churchill's many fans, this flip book also serves as the perfect introduction to his mystique.