In French. English subtitles available.
World War 1: Paris is the target of nightly German bombings that become more and more deadly. In a time where radars don’t yet exist and pilots can be fooled by false illuminations, the French General Staff secretly builds a fake illuminated Paris to save people’s lives. After being put in charge of the concept and construction, electrical engineer Fernand Jacopozzi will do everything to succeed in his mission. This film showcases special interactions with a historian, writer, aviation specialist and the grand-daughter of the man at the heart of this unusual plan, and displays original documents and archives that draw you into this epic tale of a wartime project that has been forgotten from history - a project that deserves to be revisited for his ingenuity and creativity.
This unique video gathers together a number of fascinating and chilling civil defence films from the 1950s and 1960s instructing American citizens on how to survive if a nuclear war broke out. From British Pathé TV's Military Collection.
A close look at RAF displays over the last 30 years, featuring stunning ground-to-air and in-cockpit footage from the finest RAF aircraft.
Narrated by Allen Leech, this unique documentary tells the story of the Irish Easter Rising, why it happened and how it happened. Utilising incredible newly-colourised original footage, this film shows the Irish revolution as people at the time saw it – in colour. "Rendered in living colour, the ...