The Smell of war

A segment from the television program “History in action”, this video is aimed at an audience of junior high school students through to adults. It is an investigation of the conditions and events leading to the spark that set off World War I. Includes rare archival footage.

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Credits

production company

Granada Television International

producer/director

Julia Spark

Duration

00:20:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1984

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303738

Language

English

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1914-1918

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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United Kingdom, 1984

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