Ulster (1941) is a movie from British Council Film showing Northern Ireland as a tranquil rural area as well as an industrial powerhouse before the war.
Adolf Hitler rejects repeated calls for peace and invades Poland leading to an ineivtable war as Britain, Holland, and France prepare for oncoming battles.
British Movietone: Presentation to Royal Ulster Rifles
A presentation to the Royal Ulster Rifles in the village of Lezennes near Lille, France. Villagers present new colours which would fly over Ulster Fort.
British Pathé – Their Majesties in Northern Ireland
British Pathé footage capturing their majesties in Northern Ireland during King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's 3-day visit to Ulster from 24th June 1942.
'On The Chin' produced in 1942 is a short film from British Pathé. It shows crews from Royal Air Force including a young man from Ballymena, Co. Antrim.
British Pathé – Atlantic Crossings Make History (1942)
A pair of Atlantic crossing make history as Churchill visits the United States before the first contingent of American GIs arrive in Belfast, Co. Antrim.
An audience at the 2008 American Vetereans' Center conference hear the story of Jack Agnew's D-Day jump. Born in Belfast, Jack was in "The Filthy Thirteen".
British Pathé – Eleanor Roosevelt’s Tour Of Northern Ireland (1942)
Eleanor Roosevelt's tour of Northern Ireland took place on 10th-11th November 1942. The First Lady spent much of her time with US Forces in Co. Londonderry.
British Pathé footage announces that this country is at war. A broadcaster talks of Britain's conviction that the evil of Nazi Germany will be overcome.
