During the years 1956-1969 Frank Bagnall produced a series tracing the involvement of the Army, Navy and Airforce services during the Second World War. The series is comprised almost entirely of actual footage and is united by the themes of human effort and sacrifice. The individual episodes are available separately in the collection on 16mm. NAVY: illustrates the conditions of active service in the Royal Australian Navy in the war including missions such as an Island invasion with America, and defending bases in New Guinea and Northern Australia. ARMY: records the Australian soldier’s participation in the Second World War. Covers fighting in Libya, Greece, Crete, Syria and Tripoli, and the Singapore, New Guinea and Borneo campaigns. AIRFORCE: Australian airmen serve their country admirably, earning distinction in areas as widely separated as New Guinea and Europe. Victory comes at a cost however as machines and men are lost in the name of conflict. Repackaged by Film Australia in 1995.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_moP0lr2s1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSlHLFAQlGg&t=13s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3A6szu1ca0Y&t=25s
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311230
Language
English
Audience classification
G
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Air warfare
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Australia. Royal Australian Air Force
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Navies
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Africa
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Australia
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Africa, North
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Italy
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Japan
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamanship
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Seamen
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Australia. Parliament. Senate
Television → Television series
Television → Television series → Television series - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)