Introduction Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. Outline Cold War: The Tech Race tells the story of the war’s most influential front: the race for scientific supremacy. It was a war that brought the world to the brink of destruction. But from… Read More
Introduction William the Conqueror (French: Guillaume, la jeunesse du conquérant, lit. ’William the Young Conqueror’) is a 2015 French historical film directed by Fabien Drugeon. Outline The film is about William the Conqueror when he is about to embark from Dives-sur-Mer to conquer England in the year 1066. In the event that he would not return… Read More
Introduction Yossi & Jagger (or Yossi and Jagger, Hebrew: יוסי וג’אגר, romanised: Yossi VeJagger) is a 2002 Israeli romantic drama film directed by Eytan Fox about soldiers at the Israel-Lebanon border who try to find some peace and solace from the daily routine of war. The film has a sequel entitled Yossi (Hebrew: הסיפור של… Read More
Introduction Breaker Morant: The Retrial explores the origins and the character of Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant, the Englishman who became an Australian legend. Refer to Breaker Morant (1980). Outline Bush balladeer Breaker Morant was executed for following orders during the Boer War. Was he a victim of the cruelty and criminality at the heart of… Read More
Introduction Breaker Morant: The Retrial explores the origins and the character of Harry ‘The Breaker’ Morant, the Englishman who became an Australian legend. Refer to Breaker Morant (1980). Outline Bush balladeer Breaker Morant was executed for following orders during the Boer War. Was he a victim of the cruelty and criminality at the heart of… Read More
Introduction The King is a 2019 epic war film directed by David Michôd, based on several plays from William Shakespeare’s Henriad. The film focuses on the rise of Henry V as king after his father dies as he also must navigate palace politics, the war his father left behind, and the emotional strings of his… Read More
Introduction The Endless Trench (Spanish: La trinchera infinita) is a 2019 Spanish-French historical drama film directed by Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi and Jose Mari Goenaga. At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, young newlyweds Higinio and Rosa are worried about the risk of reprisal killings, as Higinio is a Republican. He hides… Read More
Introduction In And There War Israel (Et Israël fut), director Romed Wyder looks back at the origins of the State of Israel and the history of Zionism (1896-1948) from the angle of Western responsibility. Outline The film returns to the origins of the creation of the State of Israel and looks at historical facts under… Read More
Introduction Buying the War examines the failures of the Washington press corps during the run-up to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Outline “Buying the War” includes interviews with Dan Rather, formerly of CBS; Tim Russert of MEET THE PRESS; Bob Simon of 60 MINUTES; Walter Isaacson, former president of CNN; and John Walcott, Jonathan Landay… Read More
Introduction Buried Worlds with Don Wildman (or Buried Worlds for short) is a documentary reality television series that follows TV host and adventurer Don Wildman on his quest to find the mysteries of long-lost worlds. Outline Don learns the Nazis tried to obtain world domination by harnessing the supernatural. In Opole, Poland, he gains access… Read More
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