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antiquarian and collectible media
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In the Air, On the Ground,
On and Under the Sea !
957 Film Reels of Action !
BATTLEFILM
U.S. Army Signal Corps Motion Pictures of the Great War
A Catalog of the WWI Era Documentary Films
in Record Group 111
Held at the
U.S. National Archives
To Order
In memory of the pioneer
motion picture
"soldier-cameramen"
of all nations.
American "Doughboys" claw their way over-the-top of their trenches and charge into the smoke and cratered No-Man's Land. A young Air Service Captain, by the name of Rickenbacker twists and turns in his Spad pursuit airplane in mortal aerial combat with the "Hun" at 10,000 feet. U.S. Navy warships plow through high seas to protect a convoy of transports, traveling slowly across the stormy Atlantic, from the deadly U-Boat.
These scenes of World War One action (and thousands more like them) exist today on black-and-white, motion-picture film. They were shot on-location, as history happened, by dedicated and courageous U.S. Army Signal Corps cameramen. These historic films are now considered official records of the United States Government and are preserved at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) as part of what is one of the world's largest film archive, with holdings of over 360,000 reels of film. Most of the WWI titles are cataloged as part of the Record Group 111 Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
For the first time, in book form, there is concise information about the surviving motion pictures that were takn during what was known then as the Great War, over 90 years ago. BATTLEFILM: U.S. Army Signal Corps Motion Pictures of the Great War, details 467 film titles that cover America's part in this conflict. Included are films produced and donated (or seized) by Allied and Central Powers countries. Each of the 957 reels of action is described using data gathered from actual Army records. This information-packed catalog and guide is designed to help you find the films and scenes youneed through the book's logical layout and an extensive index. Also included is the NARA catalog number of each title so that you may conduct further research or order a copy for your own film or video collection.
To see aviation history as it actually happened is revealing, educational and often quite dramatic.
