Introduction La Mémoire Courte (The Short Memory) is a 1963 documentary film by directors Henri Torrent and Francine Premysler. Outline In 90 minutes, the film compiles archival documents from the belligerent countries of the Second World War, discusses important dates from a political and military point of view, the living conditions of civilian populations under… Read More
Introduction Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. Outline Currently unavailable. Episode in production. Besieged Fortresses Series You can find a full index and overview of Besieged Fortresses here. Production & Filming Details Release Date: ?2021. Running Time: 50 minutes. Rating: TV-PG. Country: France. Language: French and… Read More
Introduction Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. Outline It is the most striking event in the Hundred Years’ War. Between 1428 and 1429, Orleans was subject to a violent and pitiless siege. Hidden away in the extraordinary walled enclosure, for 7 months, the French resisted an… Read More
Introduction Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. Outline La Rochelle. It is hard to believe that 400 years ago, this popular seaside destination was the scene of one of the bloodiest sieges in the history of France, and for the Catholic King, Louis XIII, it was… Read More
Introduction Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. Outline To protect his rich and strategic lands in France, the English king, Richard the Lionheart, decided to build and impregnable castle to bar the route along the River Seine, thus asserting his supremacy in Normandy. Four years later,… Read More
Introduction Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. Outline Built at strategic points, and fitted with impressive fortifications and ingenious systems to counter attacks, fortresses are thought to be impenetrable. And yet, certain skillful warlords have successfully stormed them. How did they manage this? By recounting how… Read More
Introduction A Gay Marine’s crisis of conscience while serving in Iraq. Outline “Semper Fi: One Marine’s Journey” is derived from Lance Corporal Jeff Key’s one-man show about his tour in Iraq and decision to come out as a gay man upon his return home — at the cost of his military career. Production & Filming… Read More
Introduction My Way in Pyongyang is a 2014 documentary film by director Rob Niemantsverdriet. Outline With South Korea wary of another nuclear test from its Northern counterpart, plans to annihilate Pyongyang have unfolded. This 2014 documentary offers a rare insider look into life in the world’s most secretive city. Production & Filming Details Director(s): Rob… Read More
Introduction Through the relationships he cultivated with The White House and US Congress, John Hume created the framework for peace in Northern Ireland. Outline Documentary examining how John Hume cultivated the support of a succession of US presidents to harness international support to forge peace. Featuring compelling archive footage from the conflict in Northern Ireland… Read More
Introduction Signs of Evil: The Runes of the SS (Zeichen des Bösen – Die Runen der SS) is a 2016 documentary. The symbol of the SS stands for terror and the murder of millions. The Nazis simply declared the runes to be humanity’s original Germanic script. The symbol was meant to bind together Heinrich Himmler’s… Read More
