Social Sudies: World History


The Last Day of World War I The final hour and day of World War I—11 o’clock on November 11, 1918—were decided upon well in advance. Why, then, were more than 13,000 soldiers killed that last morning of the war? This A&E Special reveals how Allied leaders found outrageous excuses to send thousands of soldiers to their deaths against a defeated enemy. Why did they do it? Rare footage and photos from the conflict’s last hours form a chilling indictment of the horror and pointlessness of war. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (44 minutes) © 2004 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43083 • DVD / VOD


World War I: The Death of Glory After World War I, after the destruction of the old world order, nothing was recognizable—and what was rebuilt was only a shadow of the greatness and history that had been destroyed. Using graphic footage, commentary by leading experts, battlefield tours, archival artifacts, and previously unpublished images from L’Album de la Guerre: 1914–1919, this A&E Special argues that the Great War had a more profound effect on civilization than any other war in history, before or since. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (50 minutes) © 1997 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43124 • DVD / VOD


Standing Tall at Auschwitz This A&E Special tells the survival story of the seven Ovitz siblings, a family of dwarves that had traveled Central Europe in the 1930s and early ’40s enchanting crowds with their musical performances. Eventually incarcerated at Auschwitz, they were the subject of numerous eugenics experiments by


FASCISM IN COLOR


Before the iron fist of Stalin, before Hitler’s Final Solution, before the cruelties of Franco, there was “Il Duce”—Benito Mussolini, ringleader of the black-shirted fascisti. This two-part series tells the story of Italian Fascism through colorized archival films and expert interviews as well as letters, communi- qués, diary entries, and newspaper accounts— guiding viewers from the earliest years of the movement to the final days of World War II. (50 minutes each) © 2005 Preview Clip Online C


Lead and Fire: Mussolini’s Seizure of Power This program examines the rise of Italian Fascism from its roots in Italy’s WWI humiliations to Mussolini’s brutal power grab. $169.95 QGR42300 • DVD / VOD


Paris 1919: Inside the Peace Talks That Changed the World Many of the geopolitical hot-button issues of recent decades trace their roots directly back to decisions made in the aftermath of World War I. Inspired by historian Margaret MacMillan’s acclaimed book Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World, this program dramatically blends historical reenactments with archival footage and photos to shed light on the Paris peace talks. A viewable/printable study guide is available online. Portions in other languages with English subtitles. (94 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online C ‡ o $179.95 QGR43335 • DVD / VOD


Now Available! Evian 1938: The Fear Conference This chilling program scrutinizes the 1938 multina- tional conference in Evian-les-Bains, a halfhearted effort to help Jewish refugees that ended, essentially, in abandoning them to their fate. Portions in French with English subtitles. (52 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR45487 • DVD / VOD


The Furies: Mussolini in Power This film depicts the Lateran Pact, Italy’s colonization efforts, its doomed alliance with Germany, Mussolini’s betrayal of his family members, and his death. $169.95 QGR42301 • DVD / VOD


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Now Available! Confessions of a German Soldier: Between the Cross and the Swastika This film follows Lena Karsten and historian Gabriel Fawcett as they travel into rural Russia in search of Lena’s grandfather’s long-lost grave…and an answer to a disturbing question: how could Dietrich Karsten have been a vigorously anti-Nazi Protestant pastor in the 1930s and then die in action during World War II as a decorated Wehrmacht infantry officer? Portions with English subtitles. (78 minutes) © 2008 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR48888 • DVD / VOD


Josef Mengele, whose protection of them—for his own inhuman uses—actually helped enable them to outlast the war. Recollections of fellow captives at Auschwitz and an interview with the youngest Ovitz, filmed shortly before her death in 2001, help tell the tale. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (45 minutes) © 2006 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43116 • DVD / VOD


The Last Days of World War II This A&E Special chronicles the dual climax of World War II: the sweeping Allied advance in Europe that crushed the Third Reich and the final thrust in the Pacific that destroyed Imperial Japan. The Nuremberg trials and the start of the Cold War are also discussed. Distributed by A&E Television Networks. (94 minutes) © 1996 Preview Clip Online C $129.95 QGR43084 • DVD / VOD


Waves of Liberty In this program, the author of Sparks of Liberty: An Insider’s Memoir of Radio Liberty reviews the origins, struggles, and eventual demise of the American radio station that broadcast directly to the Soviet people starting with the Cold War. Former employees discuss working at Radio Liberty’s Spanish loca- tion—where it was moved to avoid Soviet jamming of transmissions—its content, and the logistics of conveying information in the pre-Internet age. Portions with English subtitles. (52 minutes) © 2007 Preview Clip Online C $169.95 QGR47274 • DVD / VOD


Radio Revolution: Broadcasting for Freedom in Cold-War Romania This program examines the impact of RFE broad- casts on Nicolae Ceausescu’s Romania and the lengths to which Romanian authorities went to suppress U.S.-backed radio. Portions in other languages with English subtitles. (59 minutes) © 2009 Preview Clip Online C o $169.95 QGR41397 • DVD / VOD


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