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In this classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series, the hands of the clock are stopped at "fifteen forty-five hours" (which is military language for 3:45 p.m.), and viewers will learn the truth of the statement, "The sun never sets on the American soldier." Over the wide stretches of the world, somewhere at some time, day and night, men and women of the United States Army are performing their duties to this country. This...
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This classic episode from the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on the fundamental building block of the Army: the individual soldier. "From everywhere across the nation, I come to become part of the Army that defends America. I must learn to handle the awesome striking power of 20th-century weapons, from rifle to rockets. I must learn to function at 30 degrees below zero or in steaming jungle heat and to travel by foot, or truck,...
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series documents the story of "the backbone of the Army," the story of the senior soldier. Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, this documentary introduces viewers to scenes that depict the careful selection and thorough training of these non-commissioned officers and the role of "middle management" they filled.
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series explores the dual role the average U.S. Army soldier plays in Korea. As a soldier, he is constantly alert to the threat of aggression from the Communists in the north. As a representative of democracy, he is a bulwark against the internal conditions that could rob a friendly people of their strength and determination. This video from the National Archives and Records Administration...
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In part two, historian David Olusoga explains how the First World War spread far beyond the mud and trenches of France and Belgium. Extraordinary stories from across the world reveal how millions of Indian, African, and Asian troops and ancillaries were caught in its destructive path.
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series focuses on the soldier as an educated citizen. Since the Army knows that an educated soldier increases the efficiency of the Army, it provides the men and women of the Army with information and educational opportunities. Information in the form of newspapers, overseas radio networks, discussions, books, pamphlets, and maps are dispensed to troops anywhere they may be located, while...
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Through the Army's Special Services, all troops-regardless of their duty station-are brought together for a well-rounded recreational program designed to boost morale and keep them occupied during off-duty hours. Produced by the U.S. Army, this classic episode of The Big Picture series features many of the activities that keep troops entertained, including Intra-mural and Inter-Service competition in football, baseball, track, and tennis, as well...
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The motto for today's soldier in training seems to be "More Sweat, Less Blood." Training for soldiers in the Army is rugged for good reason: the better trained a man is, the better he will perform in actual combat. This episode of The Big Picture produced by the U.S. Army introduces viewers to the training camps and the maneuvers in the United States, Europe, and Alaska where combat is simulated. Video from the National Archives and Records Administration...
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During World War II, a decorated German infantry officer named Dietrich Karsten was killed in action on the Eastern Front. More than six decades later, Dietrich's granddaughter Lena Karsten was handed a stack of his letters - and a mystery: how could her grandfather, who she had known of only as a soldier who died in 1942, also have been a Protestant pastor in the 1930s who had vigorously resisted Nazism at the risk of his own life? This film follows...
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This Department of the Army film shows how the army has changed to meet the needs of today's society and the modern young soldier. Witness how the Army's participation in Domestic Action Programs benefit civilian communities, and how the Enlisted Man's Council and the Racial Harmony Council offer a forum for the diverse members of the modern Army. While the Army prepares troops for war, it also offers benefits, opportunities and challenges for the...
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This episode of The Big Picture series produced by the U.S. Army focuses on the many actions that were taken to ensure the United Nations line was stabilized while truce talks were ongoing. Footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration showcases our patrols in probing actions, the attack on Hill in 1179, the return of Seoul refugees, and more ceasefire negotiations. Interviews with combat cameramen of the Army Signal Corps are...
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In 1914, women all over Europe were experiencing the impact of a war that reached into every corner of people's lives. In Britain, war came to the Home Front and in doing so ushered in a seismic shift in the lives of women far from the front line of battle, and this fascinating program is filled with examples of women from all walks of life, every class and every corner of Britain, and their contributions to the war effort - in the factories, the...
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This program is part five of For Love of Liberty: The Story of America's Black Patriots (University Edition). Sections include: *Introduction: Colin Powell. *The Hanoi Hilton: Colonel Fred Cherry endures captivity in a notorious POW camp. *Dangerous Work: Black nurses serve heroically in combat hospitals. *Back Home: Martin Luther King Jr. is assassinated. *Black Power: Racial unrest at home and in the military. *Peace with Honor: Americans leave...
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This episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture television series goes to Fort McClellan, Alabama, for this first look at the new training center for Women's Army Corps officers and enlisted women. Since the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps was created in 1942, women training for service with the U.S. Army have had a number of temporary homes, ranging from Florida to Massachusetts, from Iowa to Virginia. The permanent WAC Center is a cluster of 22 cream-colored...
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By the end of the Civil War, nearly 200,000 black soldiers were serving in the Federal Army. After the war many decided not to return to a life of sharecropping and racial oppression, instead volunteering to battle outlaws and Indian raiders along the western frontier. This program uses dazzling reenactments and the expertise of military historians to tell the multifaceted story of the Buffalo Soldiers, a name given to black troops by their Native...
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In places where the military grapples with insurgents, servicewomen and servicemen alike face the very real risk of injury or sudden death by ambush, booby trap, or sniper fire. In this ABC News program, correspondent Deborah Amos reports on the experiences of U.S. servicewomen in Iraq and how, by their ever-growing presence in the armed forces, they are reshaping the historically male military establishment.