FAU Libraries Media Center - Videographies, European Studies

VH 4588 About the Holocaust
Summary: A young woman tells of what she learned about her father's experience as a victim and survivor of the Holocaust. She provides a brief history of the Holocaust using documentary film and interviews with survivors. She notes that the legacy of the Holocaust should be for us to remember what happened to the Jews of Europe and others, to understand the enormity of the statistics and the human dimensions of the Holocaust, and to aim to eliminate prejudice, discrimination, and racism today. 028 Min. VIDEO 1980 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 6958 After Stalin, Sputnik, The Wall
Summary: Episode 7: Thaw is conceivable with Stalin's death. Khrushchev outmaneuvers Malenkov for power and visits the West. The United States, pledged to contain rather than overthrow communism, does nothing. Episode 8: In the mid-50s, the Soviet Union seems to be forging ahead. In October 1957, the first Soviet satellite Sputnik orbits the earth to the dismay and fear of the United States, frustrated by its own ineffectual space program. Episode 9: The fate of Germany remains unresolved. West Germany has been admitted to NATO. Within East Germany, Berlin is divided between East and West by an open border. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 4472 Age of Absolutism, The / Absolutism and the Social Contract
Summary: 17th century Europe is characterized by the crown rulers controlling all powers of state. The desire for civil peace contributes to the crown's ability to enforce the "divine right of Kings." / Two patterns of absolutism, the French and the English, are followed by all Europe. France strives to control by avoiding all change, while England turns to mercantilism and a strong national economy. Arguments begin about the consent of the governed. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 6179 Agincourt 1415: the Triumph of the Longbow
Summary: Presents the battle at Agincourt in 1415, where a small English force gained the victory over the French Army, which numbered 30, 000 men. Led by King Henry V, the English victory was in large part due to their possession of the most deadly war weapon of the age--the English Longbow. 055 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF WARFARE

VH 0556 Americas Before the Europeans, The (300-1500)
Summary: The Maya, Aztec & Inca civilizations that existed in Central and South America built remarkable cities and places of worship and paved roads. Their intellectual achievements were equally impressive. But none of these great Empires survived the Spanish Conquistadors. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 6706 Architecture 2000. London: A City in Transition
Summary: Surveys the city landscape of London--a city with no overall planning authority--focusing on popular successes and failures. Includes Reuters building, Waterloo International Terminal, Liverpool Street Station, Canary Wharf complex, Lloyd's headquarters, and the Vauxhall Intelligence Service building. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE Series: ARCHITECTURE 2000

VH 6705 Architecture 2000. Paris: A Metropolitan Masterpiece
Summary: This program investigates the era of modernization in Paris. Includes such landmarks as Pompidou Cultural Center, Bastille Opera House, the Institute of the Arab World, "The Pyramid, " and the skyscrapers of La Defense. 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE Series: ARCHITECTURE 2000

VH 5526 At the Crossroads: Jews in Eastern Europe Today
Summary: This program documents Jewish people maintaining their culture in Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. 059 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 6171 Attila: Scourge of God
Summary: The name Attila the Hun conjures up images of bloodthirsty barbarians decimating an innocent European populace by sword and fire, but in other parts of the world, the reputation of the king of the Huns is altogether different. This fifth century ruler was shrewd and intelligent, charismatic and compassionate. Attila the Hun used his most forceful attributes to forge a loose confederation of nomadic tribes into the most fearsome military machine of its time. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BIOGRAPHY

VH 6269 Bannockburn, 1314: The Lion Rampant
Summary: In an attempt to crush the Scots, King Edward II of England placed himself at the head of the invasion of Scotland. In their desperate hour of need came Scotland's greatest medieval king, Robert, known as "The Bruce." The two forces met at a small stream within sight of Stirling Castle - the Bannockburn. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 6270 Battle of Flodden, The
Summary: September 1513 saw King James IV invade England with the largest and most confident army Scotland had seen yet. Within a few short days, nearly ten thousand of these warriors lay dead on Flodden Field, among them King James himself. This is the story of the most catastrophic military defeat in Scotland's history. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 6268 Battle of Stirling Bridge, The: Blood and Steel
Summary: This is the dramatic story of the Scots' triumph over the English which took place at Stirling Bridge on September 11th 1297. The victory confirmed the reputation of William Wallace and made him a national hero. The video features battle reconstructions and location footage. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 2538 Battle of the Marne, The: 1915
Summary: This program documents the roots of the First World War, the struggles, the forced marches, the uneven confrontation between well-trained soldiers and patriotic farmers; portrays the leaders on both sides; and details the Battle of the Marne--a vicious, unbelievably bloody battle that in earlier times would have signaled the end of a war. This one would last four more years, cost nine million lives, and solve nothing. 037 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY

VH 6957 Berlin, Korea, Reds
Summary: Episode 4: In Berlin, the American, British and French sectors form a Western enclave in the Soviet zone of divided Germany. In June 1948, the Soviets blockade the city, but the Western allies successfully airlift in supplies. Episode 5: In June 1950, North Korea invades the south, with Stalin's blessing. The United States, backed by the United Nations, defends South Korea, and then is confronted by communist China. Episode 6: Following Stalin's domination of Eastern Europe and the loss of China, American democracy falls victim to anti-communist hysteria, but survives it. In the Soviet Union, Stalin reinforces the climate of terror on which his rule is based. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 0439 Birth of the Middle Ages, The
Summary: This program provides an introduction to medieval Europe, showing surviving traces to provide a feel of medieval style and practice, and tracing the roots of the fall of civilization and the onset of darkness. 043 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 6502 Black Death, The
Summary: Examines the bubonic plague which reduced Europe's population by a third, wiped out many hundreds of villages, and destroyed a whole way of life. 026 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5270 Bosnia's Rite of Return
Summary: In this program Muslim refugees from the village of Stolac describe the challenges of living with their wartime enemies. 048 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY

VH 5752 Bosnia: Peace Without Honor
Summary: Traces the roots of the Bosnian conflict through the 1992-1995 efforts of America's Cyrus Vance and British diplomat Lord David Owen to negotiate a lasting peace. Both diplomats expose the role of world powers in brokering, mediating, and at times exacerbating the regional conflict. 041 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6915 Bridge, The: How Islam Saves Western Medicine
Summary: Explores the process by which scientific and holistic medical knowledge was preserved from the time of Hippocrates and built upon in the Islamic world during the Middle Ages. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0419 Budapest: October 1956, Communism By Tank
Summary: Made in 1986 as part of the series, "The Great Days of the Century". 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4038 Calling the Ghosts
Summary: Calling the Ghosts is the first-person account of two women caught in a war where rape was as much an everyday weapon as bullets or bombs. Jadranka Cigelj and Nusreta Sivac, childhood friends and lawyers, enjoyed the lives of "ordinary modern women" in Bosnia-Herzegovina until one day former neighbors became tormentors. Taken to the notorious Serb concentration camp of Omarska, the two women, like other Muslim and Croat women interned there, were systematically tortured and humiliated by their Serb captors. 060 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION

VH 6500 Carthage
Summary: In an authentic, atmospheric step back in time, this program includes a spectacular 3-D animated recreation of the ancient city of Carthage which stood near modern day Tunis. 031 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY'S ANCIENT LEGACIES

VH 0135 Castle
Summary: Presents an animated tale about a fictional thirteenth-century fortress and town built by King Edward I to subdue the rebellious Welsh. Dramatizes the building of the structure and portrays the lifestyle of the castle's inhabitants. Includes some live action sequences. Based on the book by David Macaulay. Hosted by Macaulay with Sarah Bullen. 058 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0134 Cathedral
Summary: Based on the book by David Macaulay. Host, David Macaulay with Caroline Berg. Follows the planning and construction of a magnificent Gothic cathedral in the imaginary french town of Beaulieu during the thirteenth century, in order to understand why and how the great cathedrals of Europe were built. Alternates between modern footage and animation. 058 Min. VIDEO 1985 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE

VH 6497 Celts, The
Summary: Between 500 and 1 B.C. the Celts expanded from a center in France (ancient Gaul) and Germany over most of Europe and Britain. This program presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture, using contemporary narratives, reenactments of battles, current views of the terrain, and more from the period described. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

VH 0440 Charlemagne and the Holy Roman Empire
Summary: Covers the antecedents and life of Charlemagne, the battle of Roncevaux, life at court, and the everyday realities of hunger, plague and violence. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 1858 Charles de Gaulle
Summary: This program follows the involvement of de Gaulle in World War II through the Sorbonne siege of 1968, his resignation, and his death. 014 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3209 Chartwell, An Englishman's Home
Summary: Tells the stories of ten historic English houses and the influential families who build, rebuilt, preserved, and left them as a record of their lives. Told in the words of their present owners, often the descendants of those who built these historic houses, these programs will fascinate anyone with an interest in English heritage. Winston Churchill bought CHARTWELL in 1922, the year his youngest daughter Mary was born. 038 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2752 Children of War, Part 2
Summary: An episode of ABC News' Nightline which shows the effects that the war in the former Yugoslavia has had on its children. Children tell firsthand of their experiences as refugees. Women who have been raped by enemy soldiers face the dilemma of raising a child they might hate. 023 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1410 Churchill
Summary: One of the greatest heroes of this century, Winston Churchill rallied the British to victory in World War II and became a symbol of courage around the globe. Traces Churchill from his days as World War I P.O.W. to Prime Minister of Great Britain. Includes excerpts from Churchill's most memorable speeches. 040 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2534 Civil War In England, The: 1645-1649
Summary: This program provides the background of the power struggle between Parliament and the King, as well as the religious conflicts that led to the war, the rise to power of the Puritans and Oliver Cromwell, the pivotal Battle of Naseby, the trial of Charles I and his execution, and the subsequent return of his son to the throne. 030 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4981 Claus H. Soenksen - Consul General of the German Republic
Summary: Consul General of the German Republic. An address given at Florida Atlantic University's S.E. Wimberly Library on Feb. 11, 1998. The topic was "German-American Relations". Q&A on the rise of Neo-Nazis followed. 080 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4635 Close to Eden
Summary: Gombo and his family live in the ways of their ancestors. When the wheels of progress enter into their lives they are attached to a truck driven by Sergei right into a lake. Directed by Nikita Mikhalkov. In Russian with English subtitles. 109 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, DRAMA

VH 1828 Coal, Blood & Iron
Summary: As organic matter from Europe's prehistoric, marshy swamps was compressed over millions of years, it became coal. The by-products of this new coal energy were massive social change for both better and worse. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 4481 Cold War, The / Europe and the Third World
Summary: "The Cold War" - 1945 heralded the end of a way of life, as a worldwide struggle of constant communist probings and western counter-measures began. Power shifted back and forth as the US assumed the cost of defending Western Europe and the USSR modified the communist plan. "Europe and the Third World" - Economic independence, technological self-sufficiency, and volatile social conditions in the 50 new republics of the Third World reflect the intrusions of westerners with alien ideologies. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 1829 Colliding Continents & The Age of Bronze
Summary: How did the early peoples of Europe move from stone to metal tools, and what were the consequences of such a change? This program offers some fascinating answers. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY, EARLY CIV Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 6114 Colonialism, Nationalism, and Migration
Summary: This program explores the socio-economic impact and consequences of colonial interests in places such as India, Africa, Asia and America. Emigration, expulsion, and forced resettlement of the poor and oppressed are also examined. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 3951 Columbus Controversy, The: Challenging How History is Written
Summary: With the 500th anniversary of his first voyage approaching, Native American groups, and many historians, are urging us to take a closer look at this staple hero of our history books before launching into the quincentenary celebrations. Other historians argue that to condemn Columbus by contemporary standards is anachronistic and futile. This program describes both sides of the debate and, in doing so, challenges students to examine how a society selects its heroes and what motivates these choices. 023 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CURRENT AFFAIRS SERIES, THE

VH 1704 Columbus: Admiral of the Ocean Sea
Summary: Columbus' life and achievements, featuring insights into the myths surrounding the great navigator, his famous first voyage, the mystery of the lost settlement La Navidad, the influence of Europe on the New World, the dual motivations of God and gold in Spanish exploration, and Columbus' later voyages and subsequent experiences. 027 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1528 Coming Apart
Summary: Depicts the evolution of nationalism in the Soviet republics and the conflicts between ethnic groups which threaten Gorbachev's authority and the survival of a united Soviet system. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 6956 Comrades, Iron Curtain, Marshall Plan
Summary: Episode 1: Though ideological enemies, the Soviet Union and the United States are allies against Hitler during WWII. At the end of the war, Europe is divided, and the one time allies now confront each other. Episode 2: The Soviet Union dominates Eastern Europe. The U.S. assumes the mantle of world leadership. Episode 3: The U.S. adopts the Truman doctrine, pledging to defend freedom worldwide. Secretary of State George Marshall plans to bolster economic recovery in Europe. Seeing this as a threat, Stalin forbids his satellites to participate. The world effectively divides. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 2160 Courage to Care
Summary: Ordinary people who refused to succumb to Nazi tyranny. While others "followed orders, " these people followed their consciences, risking their lives to save Jews. 028 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 1888 Crows and Sparrows
Summary: The portrayal of a dramatic struggle between tenants and landlords on the eve of the Communist revolution. 111 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PERSPECTIVES ON CHINESE CINEMA

VH 6180 Crusades: The Knights of Christ
Summary: Dramatic story of the great conflict between Christianity and Islam. For nearly two centuries, generations of knights from England and Western Europe marched to do battle with the Saracen hordes who occupied the Holy Land. 058 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, MIDDLE EAST

VH 6959 Cuba, Vietnam, Mad
Summary: Episode 10: Khrushchev decides, with Castro's agreement, to install short and medium range missiles in Cuba, only 90 miles from the U.S. The United States detects the missile sites and blockades the island. Episode 11: Vietnam has been divided since the end of French colonial rule. Ignoring warnings against involvement in a nationalist struggle, the United States commits its armed forces. American protests against the war mount as the U.S. begins to realize this is not a war it can win. Episode 12: Throughout the 60s, the U.S. and the Soviet Union are locked in a nuclear stand off; each realizes that bombing the enemy could provoke retaliation and self destruction. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 6271 Culloden: 1746, The Last Highland Charge
Summary: The last battle to be fought on British soil against the English force led by the Duke of Cumberland. The video features battle reconstructions and location footage, plus analysis by military authorities and historians. 055 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: SCOTTISH BATTLES

VH 2732 Czechoslovakia
Summary: In this fairyland of medieval castle and architectural treasures, East meets West to weave a fascinating cultural tapestry. Uncover the valiant history that lies behind Czechoslovakia's struggle for democracy, tour the capital city of Prague and with its historic Old Town Square, the Prague Castle, and the St. Vitus Cathedral. 055 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ARCHITECTURE

VH 0444 Daily Life at Versailles
Summary: Presents an overview of royal life at the courts of Louis XIV, Louis XV, and Louis XVI at the palace of Versailles in documentary sequences and dramatic readings from the memoirs of courtiers and members of the royal family. 057 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4465 Dark Age, The / The Age of Charlemagne
Summary: Concentrates on the 300 years from the collapse of the western empire to the coronation of Charlemagne. A time of anarchy, arson and pillage, when the church became the only source of stability. / Charlemagne stands out as one who attempted to bring order to the Dark Ages. Period includes a shifting of the economic center from the Mediterranean. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 5617 Defeat of the Spanish Armada: Twelve Summer Days, 1588
Summary: Presents by means of fictional British television news coverage from 1588 the events of the Spanish Armada's voyage through the English Channel. 042 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4582 Demise of Western Communism, The: Fall of a Giant
Summary: Discusses Western democracy's confrontation with the ultimate defeat of communism from the end of WWII to the destruction of the Berlin Wall. Events depicted include the Red Army's invasion of Poland, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia, and the heightening of the Cold War between the U.S. and Russia through the 1950's, 60's, and 70's. The destruction of the Berlin Wall is the symbolic beginning of a new era in European history. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1864 Denmark 1902-1914 She!
Summary: Why was Copenhagen the undisputed birthplace of the mature cinema, of psychological realism on the screen, at a time when French or American film were no more than rudimentary melodramas? Film historian Noel Burch examines the Danish silent film phenomenon. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 7799 Desiree
Summary: The tale of an unknown officer named Napoleon, a queen by the name of Desiree, and the rich and powerful Josephine. Directed by Henry Koster. 110 Min. VIDEO 1954 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0190 Destination Britain
Summary: An overview of Britain's natural beauty and man-made achievements. In this video, London is just the touch-down and take-off point. You see the beautiful gardens in many parts of Britain, Exeter, Dartmoor Park, Southhampton. There's Cambridge and the waterways of the Norfolk Broads, Hadrian's Roman Wall and the town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. There are castles in Wales and Scotland's Edinburgh and Burns County. 024 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6961 Detente, Good Guys, Bad Buys, Backyard
Summary: Episode 16: North Vietnam launches a new offensive against the South. Nixon and Brezhnev sign the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT). The U.S. finally withdraws from Vietnam. Episode 17: In 1967 and 1973, American backed - Israel triumphs over Soviet - backed Egypt and Syria. In Africa, the Soviets exploit nationalist, anti-colonial struggles. The U.S. supports South Africa in its battle against communism. Episode 18: The U.S. has always regarded Latin America as its own backyard. Fearing the spread of communism, it seeks to destabilize leftist governments. In 1973, the CIA helps overthrow the Chilean President Salvador Allende; in the 1980s, it supports right wing extremist in Nicaragua and El Salvador. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 7045 Domestic Terrorism
Summary: Part of a documentary series that looks at what causes countries, political groups and individuals to engage in terrorism. This segment looks at what makes educated--sometimes highly educated men and women take up arms in an ideological bid to overthrow their democratic governments; and it shows why some fail, while others are more successful in attaining their goals. 052 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TERRORISM, AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

VH 0236 East of Europe
Summary: Shows how the Byzantines, Bulgars, Ottoman Turks, Slavs, and Mongols all made their mark on Europe in the East and contributed to the Russian enigma. 051 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES, ANTHROPOLOGY, WORLD HISTORY Series: TRIUMPH OF THE WEST

VH 5264 Eastern Europe 1900-1939
Summary: This program traces the history of Eastern Europe from the reign of Franz Josef to the rise of Hitler and the beginnings of the Second World War. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 5265 Eastern Europe 1939-1953
Summary: The events leading up to World War II had a devastating political and economic effect on Eastern Europe, as did the rise of Stalin and the thirst for empire of the Soviet Union. This program traces how both Hitler's and Stalin's quest for power left this vulnerable area of the world permanently destabilized. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 5266 Eastern Europe 1953-1991
Summary: This program begins with the death of Stalin, which precipitated a rash of political intrigues in the Balkans, and ends with the fall of Communism. 059 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EASTERN EUROPE

VH 1885 Echos That Remain
Summary: Holocaust video. 065 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4932 Economic Challenges
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen member states. 060 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 1519 Empire
Summary: Series title, "PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN, " Part 2 of 4 (VH 1518-1521). Two opposite perspectives on the colonial experience: a former colonial officer in India and a native Indian soldier who is now a member of parliament living in London. Today, many of the foreign-born who once were British subjects have chosen to make England their home. Now they are melting their native cultures and languages into what was once the empire that ruled them. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN

VH 1445 Empires in Collision
Summary: While many of the technologies pursued in Europe had originated in China, it was in the Western nations that innovation turned into invention, and consequently, invention into economic, military and social expansion. NOVA delves into the reasons for this lack of development in China. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NOVA SERIES: THE GENIUS THAT WAS CHINA

VH 6899 End of an Era, The
Summary: A history of the Hanseatic League in Europe which dominated European trade for over 300 years. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE

VH 3571 End of Empires, The
Summary: This program looks at the end of European imperialism and colonial rule in Asia and Africa. Looking back at the splendor of the European empires in their heyday, the program explains how independence movements gathered strength to eventually overthrow the colonial powers, and the severe political and economic difficulties that often accompanied independence. 048 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, AFRIC-AMERICAN, ASIAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF THE 20TH CENTURY

VH 0763 England's Thames
Summary: A documentary that deals with the history of England as seen through institutions and homes located near the Thames River. Also deals with the river itself and its recovery from excessive pollution. 022 Min. VIDEO 1982 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4473 Enlightened Despots, The / The Enlightenment
Summary: Focuses on the 18th century rulers who ran their countries rationally, efficiently, and profitably, while encouraging trade, establishing bureaucracies and acting as patrons of philosophy. / Individual citizens gained new status as rulers and philosophers team together. As the rulers increased the security of their state systems, reforms achieved the philosopher's goal of increasing the dignity of man. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4474 Enlightenment and Society, The / The Modern Philosophers
Summary: Explores the effect of the Enlightenment on society as the bourgeoisie spreads the idea that virtue and natural happiness are paralleled by utility. /One of the many philosophers of the 18th century was Jean Jacques Rousseau, the patron saint of nature. This period saw the spread of the ideas that nature exemplified innocence, that virtue was exemplified by usefulness to society, and that all should contribute to the public happiness. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 5833 Ethnic Cleansers and the Cleansed: The Unforgiving
Summary: In Serb-held eastern Bosnia, a Serbian couple desperately try to learn how their 11 year-old son was murdered and where his remains might be. The film follows the family's harrowing search and shows how atrocities have become commonplace in the struggle for control of Bosnia. 078 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4934 Europe and the World
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen member states. 052 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 0549 Europe Recovers (800-1250)
Summary: Following the onslaught from the Vikings, Magyars and Saracens, Europe slowly begins to recover from the Dark Ages. This period also witnesses a remarkable example of European commitment to the Christian Church - The Crusades. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 0557 Europe: State and Power (1453-1700)
Summary: The next five centuries are dominated by the Extension of Europe all over the globe. This came from direct colonization and the adoption of European styles and ideas by non-European countries. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 7119 European Union Video Library, The
Summary: The European Union, which was formed by the Maastricht Treaty after World War II with six Western European countries, is currently composed of 15 member states: Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. 070 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: ECONOMICS, FINANCE, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4931 Evolving Union
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen members. 038 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 0551 Expansion of Europe (1250-1500)
Summary: In 1347 catastrophe struck in the form of the Black Death depleting the world of one-third of its population. The skills of the early navigators and their voyages leads the discovery of the New World, Brazil and Cape of Good Hope. 030 Min. VIDEO 1983 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WORLD, THE

VH 1237 F.D.R. And Hitler: Their Rise to Power/ Dynamics of Power
Summary: The careers and styles of Franklin D. Roosevelt, aristocrat and democrat, and Adolph Hitler, Bourgeois and demagogy, are contrasted to show how individual charisma and leadership can influence, even alter, history. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 2510 Fall of Communism, The
Summary: This will go down as one of the most dramatic and important series of events in modern world history. One by one, Communist nations traded in their politics for a more democratic future. This program helps you understand the depth of what happened, from the tearing down of the Berlin Wall, to independence movements in Poland, Lithuania and Mother Russia herself. 080 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0654 Fallacies of Hope, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The French Revolution led to the dictatorship of Napoleon & the dreary bureaucracies of the 19th-century. Meanwhile, the disillusionment of romantic artists showed itself in their works. 050 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 1830 Feast & Famine: The Limestone Legacy
Summary: Without vast deposits of limestone underlying major portions of the continent, European history would surely have been quite different. Due to limestone, the soils enjoyed a particularly high level of fertility, with good slope and drainage. Land so rich allowed farmers, rulers and religious societies to become well off. And, as this program speculated, wealth just may be the root of all wars. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 6897 Founding, The
Summary: A history of the Hanseatic League in Europe which dominated European trade for over 300 years. By reconstructing an ancient cargo hull, experts piece together the urban life which grew up about the area as a result of the League. With Lubeck as its origin and center, it shows how trade was soon flourishing along Europe's waterways. Also, life and travels of merchant Hildebrand Veccinghusen are traced through letters written to his family. Provides a glimpse of life in 15th century Europe. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE

VH 1865 France 1904-1912 The Enemy Below
Summary: Film historian and critic Noel Burch follows the thesis that the appeal of the silent French cinema was the working class. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 6222 Franco-Prussian War, The
Summary: A brief look at the Franco-Prussian War of 1870-1871. Prussia's victory over France in 1871 laid the foundation for Otto von Bismarck to establish the German Empire. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 6962 Freeze, Soldiers of God, Spies
Summary: Episode 19: Concern for human rights in the East grows; detente ebbs. The Soviets arm Eastern Europe. The U.S. threatens to site missiles in Western Europe. Promising tougher measure against Moscow, Reagan defeats Carter for the presidency. Episode 20: Afghanistan is a war that costs the lives of almost 15, 000 Soviet conscripts and estimated one million Afghans. The U.S. supplies billions of dollars of weapons to unlikely allies, Islamic fundamentalists. The result is a Vietnam style conflict which takes its toll on the Soviets and hastens the end of the Cold War. Episode 21: Early CIA attempts to penetrate the Iron Curtain are thwarted. The U.S. reacts with increasingly sophisticated technological intelligence, yet human spies remain important. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 2535 From Marx to World Revolution
Summary: This program covers the revolutionary ground from the founding principles of Marx to the election of Salvador Allende in Chile, showing the changing strategies of Communism and the discovery that peasants could replace factory workers in fomenting revolution. 015 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6113 From Monarchy to Modernity
Summary: Using archival footage, this program considers the deadly clash between Victorian values and technological progress, which resulted in the mechanized mass destruction of World War 1. Movements such as Woman's Suffrage, unionization, and large-scale militarism epitomize the transition from monarchy to modernity. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 6115 From Workshop to Factory
Summary: This program describes the industrialization of society and its effects. It presents the challenges and opportunities of urban centers during the boom days of capitalism and the emergence of socialist economies, describing the slow and uneven transition from exploitation to equity, and from sweatshop survival to upward mobility. 046 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: WHEN THE CENTURY WAS YOUNG

VH 1867 Germany 1926-1932 Under Two Flags
Summary: Focuses on films produced in Germany in the 20's, rarely shown or discussed today. But influenced by the achievements of the young Soviet cinema, the German social worker's movements created the German Worker's Film. Among these early productions were such landmark films as "The Other Side of the Street", "Our Daily Bread", "Mother Krausen's Journey to Happiness" and "Kuhle Wampe." 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 6797 Gift, The
Summary: Second of ten episodes tracing the history of jazz from its roots in the African-American community of New Orleans to the present day. This video features Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington and describes the beginning of the Jazz Age in New York and Chicago during the early 1920s. 120 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: JAZZ, AFRIC-AMERICAN, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JAZZ

VH 2690 Good Fight, The
Summary: The fight for the freedom of Loyalist Spain during the 1936-39 civil war pitted an International Brigade of 40, 000 civilian soldiers from 51 nations against the well-equipped insurgents of Generalissimo Francisco, leading fascist officers and troops from Spanish Morocco. Additional aid to Franco came via the Nazi Condor Legion of Junker bombers and Italian fighter planes from Mussolini, who wanted to try out his new weaponry in anticipation of the larger war. 098 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0648 Grandeur and Obedience
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Visit the Rome of the Counter-Reformation, the Rome of Michelangelo & Bernini, where the Catholic Church developed a new splendor symbolized by the glory of St. Peter's. 052 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 1862 Great Britain 1900-1912: Along the Great Divide
Summary: Using extremely rare films, newly scored music and a lively commentary, film historian Noel Burch explores the contradictions in early British cinema between the "gentlemen inventors of the cinema" and film as an entertainment for the poor. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, COMMUNICATION Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 1242 Great Depression and Foreign Affairs, America in the Pacific
Summary: 1. Presents the outcome of the Great Depression in America and how it changed the outlook of the world. 2. Describes how Japan began a series of aggressive military campaigns in China in the early 1930's. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 6694 Great Kings of England: King Charles 1
Summary: This program features reconstructions and re-enactments, dramatized eye-witness accounts, period imagery and comment and analysis to tell the story of England's most tragic monarch. 055 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: GREAT KINGS OF ENGLAND

VH 0143 Great Thaw, The
Summary: Examines the major periods in the development of western culture from Greco-Roman times to the present. The chief philosophy which motivated each age is explained and its art is examined as an expression of this philosophy. 052 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ART Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 6126 Harlot or Martyr: The Case of Mary Stuart
Summary: Using the results of new research, this program reevaluates Mary Stuart. Details of her controversial life, dramatized at the original locations, include her marriages, political machinations, imprisonment, and trial and subsequent execution. 049 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: LEGENDS OF HISTORY

VH 4102 Henry V
Summary: Thrust onto the throne at a young age, Henry struggles to become a decisive leader and win the loyalty of his subjects. After being insulted by an emissary from the French King, Henry asserts a hereditary claim to the throne of France. He gathers his army and embarks on a course that will lead to one of England's greatest battlefield triumphs and forever change the face of Europe. Director: Kenneth Branagh. 138 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: THEATRE, DRAMA, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0651 Heroic Materialism
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark's thoughts on the materialism & humanitarianism of the past 100 years take him from Britain's 19th-century industrial landscape to skyscrapers of contemporary New York. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, AMERICAN STUDIE Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 6877 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 1
Summary: Explores the history of Britain from 3500 B.C. to 1603 A.D. the world of prehistoric Britons, the arrival of the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons, the legend of King Arthur, the Norman Conquest, the Battle of Hastings, and what followed. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6878 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 2
Summary: The dissolution of the Norman dynasty amid civil war, the impact of Thomas Beckett, a rethinking of the Magna Carta, Edward I tries to create an English empire by extending his authority to Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6879 History of Britain, A: 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D., Vol. 3
Summary: The national character is born out of the horror of the Plague, a rift between Henry VIII and the Pope leads to the birth of the Anglican Church, which becomes an established force under Elizabeth. 100 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5727 History of the European Monetary Union
Summary: Central to the aims and ideals of the European Union is a single currency standard based on the euro. This program, divided into 12 segments, presents the history of the EMU and issues surrounding its formation. 060 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ECONOMICS

VH 1831 Hostages to Oil
Summary: Until oil became the main ingredient of industrialized European economies, energy independence was possible. That is no longer the case. Oil is now a world issue. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 0421 Il Duce
Summary: Segment from the television program " History in Action. Shows the roots of Mussolini's fascist regime in Italy and the execution of its seemingly laudable goals of order and discipline. Focuses on the hidden costs of its reforms. Includes archival film footage. 020 Min. VIDEO 1984 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4477 Industrial Revolution, The / The Industrial World
Summary: 19th century Europe is transformed by the advances in power technology, production technology, communication, transportation and urbanization, that became known as the Industrial Revolution. / Mass production created mass consumerism and widespread pollution, while the European shipping fleets and economic power allowed the enforcement of gunboat diplomacy. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 6127 Irish Civil War: The Madness From Within
Summary: Features interviews with some surviving participants in the 1922 civil war, giving their views of many sides of the conflict and the subsequent infighting and troubles that lead to the assassination of Michael Collins and the further decades of strife. 059 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1239 Italian-Ethiopian War/ Spanish Civil War
Summary: 1. Focuses on Mussolini's Italy, his dreams of an empire and his costly invasion of Ethiopia. 2. Examines fascist Spain and the Spanish Civil War. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 2536 Karl Marx and Marxism
Summary: The impact of Marx on the 20th century has been all-pervasive and world-wide. This program looks at the man, at the roots of his philosophy, at the causes and explanations of his philosophical development, and at its most direct outcome: the failed Soviet Union. 052 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5679 King Henry VIII
Summary: Flamboyant, headstrong, and outrageous, Henry VIII was a man of passions and appetites. In this program, the Tudor king's life, including details of his six marriages, is examined, with a special focus on his role in the Protestant Reformation and self appointed position as the supreme head of the Church of England. 030 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3498 Kosovo: Of Blood and History
Summary: Using eyewitness accounts, maps, and footage of historic events, this program examines the history behind the long-standing conflict between Serbs and Kosovar Albanians. 041 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4468 Late Middle Ages, The / The National Monarchies
Summary: The 14th and 15th centuries were an era of war: civil war, town revolts, and heresies within the church. All this contributed to the shaping of a new kind of state as the towns developed wage labor. / A new humanist culture began to supplant the Middle Ages as kings strengthened their powers with organized state monarchies. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 7062 Leap of Faith, A
Summary: Politics and terrorism have failed to secure peace for Northern Ireland. Now four heroic families in Belfast band together to create the Cranmore Integrated Primary School in Belfast, a school that integrates their own Catholic and Protestant children. 087 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, POLITICS

VH 5701 Lessons of Kosovo: The Limits of Air Power
Summary: The U.S. and its NATO allies relied on air power to stop Serbian aggression against ethnic Albanians in the province of Kosovo. Did NATO bombs and missiles stop ethnic cleansing? How effective were NATO warplanes in attacking Serb forces? 029 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5267 Lifting the Yoke: Ukraine
Summary: The starting point of this video is the concept that nation is where your graves are. This program examines the emotional effects of the establishment--or reestablishment of an independent Ukraine. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 0653 Light of Experience, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The telescope & the microscope revealed new worlds in space & in a drop of water. The realism of Dutch painting took the observation of human character a stage further. 052 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, ART Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 3638 Lithuania
Summary: In 1991, the Baltic state of Lithuania became the first republic to declare its independence from the Soviet Union. Today, Lithuanians are struggling to rebuild their economy and reclaim their heritage. Explores the impact of these changes on the lives of students and their communities. 022 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 1529 Looking for Perestroika
Summary: Visits to various enterprises in the Soviet Union and the economic ministry in the Kremlin and interviews with workers, state managers, entrepreneurs and economists reveal the progress and problems of economic reform and the Russian people's conflicting opinions about 'perestroika'. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 2542 Luddites, The
Summary: Skilled workers in the wool industry in Yorkshire in 1812 faced unemployment when new machines were introduced into the mills. This docudrama presents their response: first, an unsuccessful attempt to communicate with the mill owners and managers; then, the violent destruction of the machines. 050 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6499 Macedonians, The
Summary: Phillip II, who became king in 359 B.C. amassed an army that was the best the world had yet seen. By conquest, threat, and treaty he made himself master of the entire Greek peninsula. His son Alexander the Great continued the expansion and at his death Macedonia ruled an area reaching to India. This video presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

VH 6118 Magna Carta
Summary: Examines the myth and reality of the Magna Carta, what is said, why it was signed, who benefitted, and what it stood for. 022 Min. VIDEO 1993 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6124 Majesty: Kings and Queens of England, Vol. 1
Summary: Using period images, contemporary accounts and character reenactments, these programs explore the life and times of the English monarchy from the Dark Ages to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Volume 1 explores the history of the British monarchy, from the dark days of Anglo-Saxon times to the reign of Elizabeth I. 051 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6125 Majesty: Kings and Queens of England, Vol. 2
Summary: Using period images, contemporary accounts and character reenactments, these programs explore the life and times of the English monarchy from the Dark Ages to the reign of Elizabeth II. Volume 2 explores the life and times of the monarchy from the turbulent years of Charles I, the joy of the Restoration, the uneasy Hanover period, the somber reign of Queen Victoria, and the constitutional crisis caused by the abdication of Edward VIII. 051 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6960 Make Love, Not War, Red Spring, China
Summary: Episode 13: Western economies grow and prosper, fueled partly by armaments production. Rejecting their parent's affluence and the Cold War, many of the young protest and rebel. There is racial violence in U.S. inner cities while rock music comes to express the mood of a disenchanted generation. Episode 14 : In the Soviet bloc, communist rule stifles ambition and achievement. Soviet defense expenditure cripples economic growth. The young lust for totems of America's youth culture - blue jeans and rock-n-roll. Episode 15: Chinese communists win the longest civil war in 20th century history. Mao's land reforms are popular but in 1958, he embarks on a series of catastrophic change. China maintains an increasingly uneasy relationship with Soviet Union. In 1960 the Sino-Soviet split paves the way for President Nixon's historic visit to Beijing. 140 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: COLD WAR

VH 0647 Man: The Measure of All Things
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark visits Florence, where European thought enjoyed new impetus by rediscovery of the classical past. He also journeys to Renaissance centers Urbino & Mantua. 054 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 7226 Martyr's Smile, The
Summary: This segment documents the guerrilla war of Lebanon's Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad movements to free southern Lebanon of Israeli occupation forces and Western interference, beginning with the destruction of the American marine barracks during the early 1980s. Includes interviews with Sheikh Hassan Nasralla. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BEIRUT TO BOSNIA, MUSLIMS AND THE WEST

VH 6900 Medieval Mind, The: Fires of Faith, The
Summary: This segment discusses papal reactions to church dissidents. Thirteenth century fragmentation of religious orders into various sects is examined. 050 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3079 Memories of Berlin: Twilight of Weimar Culture
Summary: The metropolis and the era captured by this film were both unique in the light of history. In the 1920's, the city of Berlin was one of the grand capitals of the world. It had presence, atmosphere, and the sense that the impossible could happen at any moment. Unfortunately, the impossible arrived in the demoniacal destiny of a man called Hitler. 072 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6522 Mesolithic Society, The
Summary: Depicts life in Northern Europe at the end of the last Ice Age by using the techniques of traditional and experimental archaeology. 018 Min. VIDEO Subject: ANTHROPOLOGY, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0374 Middle Ages, The
Summary: Traces the social, economic, and cultural development of Western Europe during the Middle Ages. 030 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4466 Middle Ages, The / The Feudal Order
Summary: The 14th and 15th centuries were an ear of war: civil war, town revolts, and heresies within the church. All this contributed to the shaping of a new kind of state as the towns developed wage labor. / Society stabilized into the feudal order of nobles to protect property and people, clerics to protect their souls, and peasants to provide food for everyone. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 0767 Mighty Volga, The
Summary: A cruise down the Volga River reveals many aspects of life in the Soviet Union. Shows an automobile factory, a caviar processing plant, a hydroelectric plant, and an open air market. 025 Min. VIDEO 1977 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4698 Mirror, Mirror Northern Ireland
Summary: This program focuses on the Loyalists of Northern Ireland. They are at home in Northern Ireland, but seem most at home when invoking the past to justify their present opinions. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 3078 Mussolini and Italian Fascism
Summary: Profiles the life of Benito Mussolini, discussing his effect on Italy and world history. Includes archival photographs and discussion from historian Denis Mack Smith. 032 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0429 Napoleon Bonaparte
Summary: Presents the life of Napoleon, who combined military genius and a great ability for organization and administration in his role as empire builder. 012 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 2471 Nation Returns Germany, A
Summary: A neo-Nazi skinhead thinks democracy is unnatural; a typical liberal prefers to be a citizen of the world; a far-right office holder fantasizes about his hard- working, disciplined, Aryan fatherland. This program looks at Germany reunified: while there was an East/West, communist/capitalist split, Germans could forget about nationalism, which is now back with a vengeance. The liberals, we discover, don't like the Germany they have, while the neo-Nazis love a Germany that doesn't exist; after 45 years of longing for reunification, the two Germanies hardly recognize one another. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 4479 New Republic, A / Fin de Siecle
Summary: As literacy spread throughout society, radical changes followed. Universal schooling helped form national identities and offered the chance for social, economic and cultural integration. / The turn of the century heralded better conditions for the poor as a rise in strong nationalism and socialism evolved into an era of national socialism. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 6503 Normans, The
Summary: Descendants of the Vikings, the Normans adopted the language and customs of Northern France. Under Duke William, they set out from the French coast in the year 1066 to conquer England. The Norman conquest greatly affected English language, law, and customs. This video presents the typical experience of a warrior in this military culture. 026 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: ANCIENT TRIBES

VH 1783 Olympia, Pt. 1: The Festival of the People
Summary: The Olympic Games were to be in Berlin in 1936 & Leni Riefenstahl conceived the idea of an immense film document that would capture the drama & history of a peaceful struggle between the finest specimens of several nations & races. 119 Min. VIDEO 1974 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1610 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 103 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, COMMUNICATION

VH 5950 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 103 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 5951 Open City
Summary: Directed by Roberto Rossellini. Episodic, highly influential classic that shows the effects of the German occupation during World War II on the citizens of Rome. Notable for being filmed by director Rossellini under the Nazi's noses, using unknown actors & a shoestring budget. In Italian, subtitled in English. 101 Min. VIDEO 1945 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY

VH 7624 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 1
Summary: Volume 1, Part 1: The Spanish Connection; The Golden Age. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7625 Out Of Spain 1492, Volume 1, Part 2
Summary: Volume 1, Part 2: The Balance of Terror; The Marranos and the Inquisition. 120 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY

VH 1832 Out of the Ice
Summary: A chronological presentation of two coinciding European histories -- those of geology and human development. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 2539 Paris Commune, The: 1871
Summary: This program shows the conditions that gave rise to the Commune of Paris, the Communards, and the indescribably brutal manner in which the rest of France put and end to the Bloody Week of the Commune. 032 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY

VH 0417 Paris in the Time of Balzac
Summary: Using stills and film footage this video, narrated in English, documents the Paris that Balzac knew. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0416 Paris in the Time of Proust
Summary: Presents a video portrait, narrated in English, of the Paris Proust knew and wrote about the Paris of the Belle Epoque, here portrayed in all its elegance and decadent splendor. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0415 Paris in the Time of Zola
Summary: Using rare film footage from Zola's lifetime, this video, narrated in English, documents the Paris of the Second Empire that Zola knew. 026 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6164 Parliament at Work
Summary: Looks at how the parliament works in Britain, the role of Members of Parliament, their daily work in their constituency and in the House. 027 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: INSIDE BRITAIN

VH 0442 Peace Conference, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the Paris Peace Conference. How wars end. The first world war the peace conference. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 6225 Peasant's Revolt, The
Summary: This is the story of an extraordinary episode in medieval history which reconstructs Wat Tyler's fourteenth century uprising against Richard ll. The revolt marks an important step in the development of Western Civilization. The program also features expert analysis by Mark Ormrod, lecturer in Medieval History at the University of York. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 1235 Phony War The, F.D.R. And Churchill: Human Partnership
Summary: Eight videocassettes, VH 1235-1242, 52 minutes each. Videocassette release of the 1978 television series shown in 16 episodes on PBS. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 3641 Poland
Summary: Poland is a country that has maintained a sense of national identity through its thousand year history despite a succession of invasions and occupations by foreign forces. It is a vibrant country whose people combine a keen sense of history with a strong desire to provide a secure future for its young people. 016 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: DESTINATION

VH 1833 Power & Frontiers
Summary: From about 1800 onward, coal was king in Europe and the main fuel of the Industrial Age. With the advent of the internal combustion engine, another resource -- petroleum -- permitted a host of applications. Again, natural resources played into history's hands. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 0445 Present Chaos, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the complicated process of ending World War II. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 0650 Protest and Communication
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The Reformation is explored - the Germany of Durer & Luther, the world of Erasmus, the France of Montaigne, & Shakespeare's Elizabethan England. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0652 Pursuit of Happiness, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The melodious flow & complex symmetry of 18th-century music - the music of Bach, Handel, Haydn, & Mozart - reflected the rococo architecture of the period. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 1238 Recognition of Russia: Climate of Mutual Distrust..., The
Summary: Reviews American relations with the Soviet Union from the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917 to the Roosevelt Administration. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY, U.S. HISTORY Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 5268 Reconquering the Conquest: Quebec
Summary: The struggles in Quebec are another chapter in the story of European nationalism: the descendants of French settlers three centuries ago seeking to maintain their national heritage and an aboriginal group taking up the language of European nationalism to advance its claims. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: NATIONALISM: BLOOD AND BELONGING

VH 4470 Reformation, The / The Rise of the Middle Class
Summary: The Reformation was not only a religious revival that shook Christendom, but also a period when modern, all powerful, monarchs began to secure power. / A new class is formed by the merchants, traders and travelers. The development of the printing press helped to spread their value on practical reasoning and ideas born from the Reformation. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 4469 Renaissance and the Age of Discovery, The/Renaissance and...
Summary: The Renaissance created itself as culture, literature, architecture and the visual arts which all reflected a trend to glorify man, not necessarily God. The impact of explorers discovering new peoples, societies, institution, and beliefs contributed to a revolution in critical thinking. Ancient theories are defined as explorers expand the known horizons. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 2708 Renaissance, The
Summary: This video program provides a multifaceted introduction to the period from the late fourteenth century to the end of the sixteenth - when writers, artists, philosophers, scientists, and explorers believed, and in some ways proved, that they could change the world. The program is divided into three segments: Europe before the Renaissance, the Renaissance in Italy, and the Renaissance elsewhere in Europe. 056 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5389 Reputation: the Rape of Artemisia Gentileschi, A
Summary: In 1612, Artemisia accused a fellow artist of rape. Using original transcripts from the rape trial, this program reconstructs through the trial testimony how the male dominated art community of 17th century Rome destroyed her reputation as a woman and an artist. 030 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: ART, EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY Series: WOMEN: WORD FOR WORD

VH 4478 Revolution and Romantics / The Age of the Nation-State
Summary: Revolution became the European norm as the romantic artists and writers spread the concept that violence was acceptable to achieve justice for the people. Politics became infused with nationalism as the upper and middle classes joined the revolts. / Western European countries express their spirits of nationalism, rivalry, and social utilitarianism in worldwide colonial empire. As the 19th century ends, these empires collide and collapse as national revolts spread eastward. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 7227 Road to Palestine, The
Summary: This segment examines the displacement of Palestinians by Zionist immigrants and Jewish refugees. Spotlights the militant Islamic group Hamas, the effects of Israeli rule in occupied Gaza, the attitudes of Zionist settlers and Palestinian holdouts on the outskirts of Jerusalem. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BEIRUT TO BOSNIA, MUSLIMS AND THE WEST

VH 5613 Roman Britain
Summary: Uses objects in the British Museum to examine the Roman occupation of Britain. Surveys such artifacts as mosaics, frescoes and gravestones, as well as the roads. Describes the unrefined but artistically gifted Celts and the decline and fall of Roman Britain. 027 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: ART, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TREASURES OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM

VH 0646 Romance and Reality
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. Clark journeys from the Loire, through the hill towns of Tuscany & Umbria, to Pisa as he explores the achievements of the later Middle Ages in France & Italy. 053 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 0081 Romans, The
Summary: Presents the origins, growth, and collapse of the Roman Empire, using animated maps, artwork and live footage. 023 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0423 Russian Revolution, The: October 1917
Summary: Documentary presentation of the events of the October Revolution, from the defeat of the Czarist armies and famine in Russia, to the overthrow of Czar Nicholas and the Communist assumption of power. Features Russian and Western newsreel footage and includes footage from Soviet propaganda films. 052 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6168 Scourge of the Black Death
Summary: An examination of the medical, societal, and economic consequences of the Black Death in Europe, 1348-1350. 045 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6953 Search for Deliverance, The / Roads From the Ghetto
Summary: "The Search For Deliverance" explores Jewish culture and civilization from the end of the Middle Ages to the opening of the Renaissance. Explores the Jewish contributions in the culture of the Renaissance and their rise as a banking and money lending class. "Roads from the Ghetto" covers economic and political status of Jews in Russia much of the 19th century, and the effects of industrial revolution on various Jewish communities. The rise of a new wave of Anti-Semitism in the later part of the 19th century is also explored. 120 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS

VH 0432 Second World War, The
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the end of World War II. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 2537 La Semaine Sanglante: 1870
Summary: This program shows the conditions that gave rise to the Commune of Paris, the Communards, and the indescribably brutal manner in which the rest of France put an end to the Bloody Week of the Commune. 052 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: TURNING POINTS IN HISTORY

VH 6952 Shaping of Traditions, The / The Crucible of Europe
Summary: "The Shaping of Traditions" chronicles the destruction of the Second Temple, the rise of Christianity and Islam, and the emergence of Jewish culture in Europe. "The Crucible of Europe" explores the history of the Jewish people in the middle ages from the golden age of cooperation and coexistence with the Moorish Empire in Spain, their desirability as merchants in northern Europe, to the hatred and oppression as the Jewish religion was perceived as a threat to the Christian community and their prosperity resented in Lithuania and Poland. 120 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HERITAGE: CIVILIZATION AND THE JEWS

VH 0649 Smile of Reason, The
Summary: Hosted by Kenneth Clark. The polite chat in the elegant salons of 18th-century Paris became the precursor of revolutionary politics. Clark's theme takes him to great European palaces & to Jefferson's Monticello. 050 Min. VIDEO 1970 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: CIVILIZATION

VH 1520 Society
Summary: Series title, "PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN, " Part 3 of 4 (VH 1518-1521). More enduring than any empire is the British class system, revealed in every aspect of their lives, even the way they knot their neckties. Today, the descendants of dukes and kings have "gone commercial" to maintain their way of life, and a coal miner's son lives in the manor once owned by a marquis. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN

VH 0199 Song of Ireland, A
Summary: A glimpse at the many attractions Ireland has to offer the tourist, from kissing the Blarney stone, to experiencing the true flavor and spirit of its culture in town and countryside. You'll feel the vitality of the Irish people and see the beauty of the country: castles, farms, the Blarney Stone, Dublin, the Isles of Aran. There's Gaelic football, polo, golf, horse racing and fishing. 012 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0766 Spain: A Journey with Washington Irving
Summary: Revisits some of the places in Spain depicted in Washington Irving's diaries of the 1820's and quotes from Irving during pertinent scenes. 025 Min. VIDEO 1973 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0189 Spain: Everything Under The Sun
Summary: Demonstrates the contrasts of a country filled with castles and whitewashed houses; where bullfighting coexists with Flamenco dancing. You'll see the Prado Museum, Plaza Mayor, Gran Via and El Escorial in Madrid. Drop in on a Toledo sword maker. Appreciate festivals like Semana Santa in Seville and enjoy the beauty of The Alhambra in Granada. 050 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6228 Spanish Armada, The
Summary: A look at the war that resulted when King Philip of Spain attempted to thwart British conquest in the New World. 050 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BATTLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD

VH 1530 Taste of Democracy, The
Summary: Sessions of the new Soviet super parliament, the Congress of Deputies and defiant meetings of neighborhood councils, demonstrate how ordinary citizens are confronting powerful institutions of the old power structure. 058 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY Series: INSIDE GORBACHEV'S USSR

VH 2514 Ten Days That Shook The World
Summary: In this video, men and women involved in the 1917 Russian revolution t ell their eyewitness stories of what happened to them in those dramatic ten days . The extravagance of the Czar and his family, the poverty of the peasants, and the stream of dead soldiers from the frozen front are vividly depicted through the use of rare archival footage never before available to western film makers. 077 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5518 Terezin Diary
Summary: This program focuses on Helga Kinsky who, with nine other survivors, describes the eerie paradoxes of life as children in the model ghetto, Terezin. Weaving together readings from Helga's diary with Nazi propaganda footage a devastating story is presented. 088 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: JEWISH HERITAGE VIDEO COLLECTION

VH 7550 They Were Not Silent: The Jewish Labor Movement...
Summary: Full Title - "They Were Not Silent: The Jewish Labor Movement And The Holocaust" This program reviews the American Jewish labor community's anti-Nazi and rescue efforts after the rise of Hitler, including their aid to the underground fighters of the ghettos of Eastern Europe. 030 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY

VH 4636 Third Generation
Summary: Shows three generations of Germans and Israelis actively involved in building new personal relationships in the wake of the Holocaust as they try to come to terms with ambivalent, often negative, attitudes with one another. 050 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, HOLOCAUST

VH 1518 This Scept'red Isle
Summary: Series title, "PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN, " Part 1 of 4 (VH 1518-1521). This opening segment takes viewers from the northernmost reaches of Foula in Scotland to the southern cliffs of Dover, where a veteran of World War II watches sadly as France inches toward his country's shore. Other images include the Welsh people's struggle to preserve their ancient language and culture, plus the efforts of a small school to end "the Troubles" in Northern Ireland. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN

VH 0435 Tiger At The Gate
Summary: Shows the developments that gave Adolf Hitler and the Nazis popular support, and the means they used to broaden and consolidate their power during the Weimar Republic. Includes archival film footage. 020 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 7228 To the Ends of the Earth
Summary: This segment investigates the situations of Muslims in Egypt and Bosnia, who, though worlds apart, are plagued by a common feeling of betrayal by the West. For members of Egypt's Gamaa al-Islamiya, religious fervor and violence are viewed as the only answers to poverty, while Bosnians fight for the simple right to exist in a Europe that they feel does not want them. 052 Min. VIDEO 2000 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BEIRUT TO BOSNIA, MUSLIMS AND THE WEST

VH 0375 Towards a Modern Europe
Summary: Traces historic cultural religious, and mercantile developments in Eur ope from the time of the Renaissance to the eve of the French Revolution. 030 Min. VIDEO 1975 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1834 Trade, Cities & The Land-Locked Sea
Summary: In the rise and fall of Europe's two great ancient powers -- Greece and Rome -- geology and history were significantly intertwined. Though the Greeks and Romans both faltered and fell, their legacies have provided the groundwork for all Western civilization. 055 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, GEOLOGY, EARLY CIV Series: BIRTH OF EUROPE

VH 4933 Transatlantic Relations
Summary: The European Union was created after World War II by six Western European countries. Today, the EU has fifteen member states. 053 Min. VIDEO 1996 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPEAN UNION

VH 6898 Travels of Hildebrand Veccinghusen, The
Summary: A history of the Hanseatic League in Europe which dominated European trade for over 300 years. 030 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HANSEATIC LEAGUE, THE

VH 7549 Trial In Prague, A
Summary: Video profiles the 1952 trial of fourteen Czechoslovak communists, including Rudolf Slansky, former General Secretary of the Party, tried on charges of high treason and espionage. 059 Min. VIDEO 1999 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, CRIMINOLOGY

VH 2703 Triumph of the Will
Summary: A shamelessly biased, unabashedly subjective rendering of the infamous 1934 Nuremberg rallies of the Nazi party. An essential document of Hitler the orator and mesmerizer of the masses. Revels in the monumental architecture of Albert Speer, the formal precision of the marching cadres, the almost religious exaltation of Hitler as the mystical personification of the dreams and ideals of his people, capturing kinetically with a mastery of technique that is both 112 Min. VIDEO 1935 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1521 True Brit
Summary: Series title, "PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN, " Part 4 of 4 (VH 1518-1521). They enjoy the perception of the world that the British are...a bit eccentric. Being unconventional comes naturally. Their spirit fosters colorful scenes--like a duchess who entertains children by blowing up balloons for her pet otter to pop. 049 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: PORTRAIT OF GREAT BRITAIN

VH 2611 Unfinished Business
Summary: Spain, Latin America, the Hispanic communities in the United States: all have undergone enormous changes in this century. Within the lifetime of those born now, half the population of the U.S. will be Spanish speaking. Every year, half a million brave the border patrols to enter the United States illegally. "They are looking for the Gringo gold, but also bringing the Latino gold, " best selling writer Carlos Fuentes observes. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 2662 Unification of Italy, The
Summary: The quite remarkable nature of Italy's achievement of independence and political unification in the mid-19th century is easily overlooked. The comparison with German unification, which occurred in virtually the same years, often masks rather than highlights the differences between the two processes. The Italian experience was quite unlike Germany's. Austria's political influence in the German states was very different from the direct. 026 Min. VIDEO Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5269 United Kingdom
Summary: Despite the United Kingdom's historical resistance to invasion the modern UK can no longer insulate itself from the influences of Europe and the world. This program provides an overview of UK society as it exists today. 031 Min. VIDEO 1997 Subject: GEOGRAPHY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE: A MODERN PROFILE

VH 3210 Uppark, An Englishman's Home
Summary: The Prince Regent dined here; Emma Hamilton is said to have danced naked on the dining table; H. G. Wells grew up here. Today this great house is exactly as it was in its heyday. John Eyre tells us a story of an elderly baronet who married a young dairymaid. When she became a widow she refused to change anything about the house or grounds. The National Trust has carried on this tradition, preserving Uppark as a "time Capsule" of the 18th Century. 038 Min. VIDEO 1987 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1866 USSR 1926-1930 Born Yesterday
Summary: Film historian Noel Burch focus on the sexual politics of Soviet cinema--issues such as the collectivization of domestic tasks and childcare and the abolition of sexual division of labor in the home. 026 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: COMMUNICATION, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WHAT DO THOSE OLD FILMS MEAN?

VH 1240 Versailles: The Lost Peace, Return to Isolationism
Summary: 1. President Wilson's idealistic hopes for world peace through collective security clashes with "real politic" of Europe. 2. The struggle between President Wilson and the U. S. Senate over the League of Nations. 052 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: U.S. HISTORY, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: BETWEEN THE WARS

VH 6154 Vikings and Normans
Summary: This program covers the Viking sea prowess, Viking influences in England and Scotland, the Viking explorations; trade with the Far East 300 years before Marco Polo and the discovery of America 500 years before Columbus; the Viking presence as far as the Black Sea; encounters between Slavs and Vikings. Normans are Vikings who had conquered Northern France and adopted both Christianity and the French language. 038 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES

VH 2607 Virgin and the Bull, The
Summary: Best-selling Mexican author Carlos Fuentes looks for his forebears in the mix of people that created Latin America: Spanish, Arab, Jewish, Indian, and African. He asks what is unique in their culture that is cause for celebration in the 500th anniversary year of Columbus. 059 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, LATIN AMERICAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRIC-AMERICAN, MIDDLE EAST Series: BURIED MIRROR, THE

VH 6181 War of the Roses: Blood, Treachery and Cold Steel
Summary: Struggle for power between the House of York and the House of Lancaster in 15th century England, which culminated in the Battle of Bosworth Field. 055 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HISTORY OF WARFARE

VH 4471 Wars of Religion, The / The Rise of the Trading Cities
Summary: Europe is devastated by wars of religion, wars that tie unity of religion to unity of state power. Church property is used to strengthen the crown. / European economy begins to transform as economic centers and lines of communication link into a new economy based on the trading center cities. 060 Min. VIDEO 1989 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: WESTERN TRADITION, THE

VH 5326 When I Was 14: A Survivor Remembers
Summary: Chronicles the Holocaust experience of Gloria Hollander Lyon, a Czech Jew now living in San Francisco. 058 Min. VIDEO 1995 Subject: HOLOCAUST, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 3737 While America Watched: The Bosnia Tragedy
Summary: Examines concentration camps in Bosnia. Describes why America, which emerged from the Gulf War and the collapse of the Soviet Union as the world's strongest military and political power, decided to do so little militarily to stop the fighting in Bosnia. 047 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 5388 Who Built Stonehenge?
Summary: Presents current scientific knowledge of the construction of Stonehenge and other prehistoric megaliths in the Orkneys and Wessex and what is understood of the neolithic societies that produced them. 051 Min. VIDEO 1998 Subject: EARLY CIV, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0431 Winston Churchill
Summary: Brief biography of Sir Winston Churchill, the Prime Minister of Great Britain during World War II. 017 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES, BIOGRAPHY

VH 0341 Women In The Middle Ages
Summary: How did women live? What did they do? This video focuses on their daily lives as administrators, as nurses and wives, and on women in religious life during the period 1150-1400. Uses excerpts from period texts, accompanied by music and sound effects, to vividly illustrate the viewpoint of both noble an d peasant who loved during the period 1150 - 1400. 022 Min. VIDEO 1992 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 4532 World Conquerors
Summary: This program explores the power and influence of the Mongol Empire, under the rule of Khan and his son Ogodei. More than 1000 miles from the sea, the Mongol Capital of Karakorum was constructed--a kind of Brasilia of the steppes. Within a few years, Northern China was conquered, the Russian principalities were forced to submit, Poland and Hungary were over run, and a united European army of knights, templars, hospitallers and teutonic knights was completely devastated. 050 Min. VIDEO 1994 Subject: ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: MONGOLS: STORM FROM THE EAST

VH 1855 World of the 30's, The: The End of a Revolution
Summary: In the 30's, the Russian Revolution was replaced by a totalitarian state, the privileged class of Tsarist times replaced by a privileged class of Party loyalists, and the cult of the Tsar replaced by the cult of Stalin. The program shows some of the results of good intentions gone awry through ignorance, bureaucratic mismanagement, or callous disregard of human needs. 030 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 0441 World War I - Armistice
Summary: Lecture by A.J.P. Taylor on the end of World War 1. How wars end. 025 Min. VIDEO 1986 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES Series: HOW WARS END

VH 0424 World War I: 1914-1918
Summary: This story of the "war to end all wars" is told in panoramic detail, drawing upon the archives of all the combatants. The United States entered the war in 1917 when the Allies were exhausted and delivered the finishing blow to the German armies. But the war sowed the seeds for the more devastating world conflict of 1939-1945. 050 Min. VIDEO 1988 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1856 World War One
Summary: This program covers the events that set off the war and the war itself: the German invasion of Belgium; the Battle of the Marne, of Ypres, Verdun, the Somme, Gallipoli; the naval Battle of Jutland, the sinking of the Blucher, and the German U-boat campaign, among others. 025 Min. VIDEO 1990 Subject: AMERICAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 1857 World War Two
Summary: This program covers World War II from the invasion of Poland to the Nuremberg war trials. It covers the rise of Hitler and Mussolini, the beginning of the war, the Blitz, the occupation of Paris, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the German invasion of the Soviet Union. 030 Min. VIDEO Subject: U.S. HISTORY, ASIAN STUDIES, EUROPEAN STUDIES, WORLD HISTORY

VH 6770 Yugoslavia: the Avoidable War, Part 1
Summary: Part 1, Lighting the Fuse. Documentary analysis of the war in Yugoslavia, investigating how serious errors and misjudgments made by Western powers helped spark the violent breakup of the former Yugoslavia. Questions the role the U.N. and NATO played in the events leading up to the conflict. 060 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6771 Yugoslavia: The Avoidable War, Part 2
Summary: Video is a documentary analysis of the Yugoslavian war, and the review of how serious errors and misjudgements made by Western powers led to the breakup of that country. 060 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 6772 Yugoslavia: the Avoidable War, Part 3
Summary: Part 3, Intervention: the road to Kosovo. Documentary analysis of the war in Yugoslavia, investigating how serious errors and misjudgments made by Western powers helped spark the breakup of the former Yugoslavia. 060 Min. VIDEO 2001 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES

VH 2783 Zygosis
Summary: Paying tribute to John Heartfield, the anti-Nazi German satirist who pioneered the photo montage, ZYGOSIS is a radical and humorous electronic homage to Heartfield's methods via animation of archival material, contemporary interviews, and footage shot in Berlin during the opening of the Wall and the upheavals in east Germany. ZYGOSIS is a fusion of such modern video techniques as scratch editing, chroma-key, paint box, and three dimensional computer. 026 Min. VIDEO 1991 Subject: EUROPEAN STUDIES