BRISTOL AT WAR: Bristol History Series

The comprehensive story of Bristol at War, from the preparations for war right up to the jubilation of VE Day. Eye-witness accounts, extracts from personal diaries, wartime sound effects, historical artefacts, films and photographs bring to life major events of the war and the effect it had on Bristolians and the city of Bristol.

📺👀WATCH NEXT in the SPECTEL BRISTOL HISTORY SERIES:-

🎥 A HISTORY OF BRISTOL: https://youtu.be/HtZAy3bjuyA
🎥THE DOUGLAS STORY: Douglas Motorcycle History Film https://youtu.be/jgAvqH57Exk
🎥A CENTURY OF BRISTOL CINEMA HISTORY: https://youtu.be/PIFGUlVdE1g
🎥THE MATTHEW SHIP, BRISTOL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2mjPH9sNZc&t=3506s
🎥A HISTORY OF KINGSWOOD FOREST: https://youtu.be/L3W_XwjMQlw

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📚Want to know more? Read this article which details the highlights of each documentary in the Bristol History Series and includes links so you can easily select which videos you'd like to watch! https://practicallyperfectmums.co.uk/spectel-bristol-history-video-series

Featured in the film are:-
- Air-Raid Shelters
- Blackout Restrictions
- Evacuation of Children
- Soldiers Returning from Dunkirk
- Women's Land Army
- Rationing
- The Black Market
- The Home Guard
- The Messenger Service
- Bombing of the BAC
- The Bristol Blitz
- Visits by Winston Churchill's, George VI and Queen Mary
- Arrival of the Americans
- Wartime Entertainments
- VE Day Celebrations

A MOST COMPREHENSIVE RECORD OF BRISTOL DURING THE WAR YEARS!

"A striking account, compiled from the memories of the people who were actually there."

Our production company made this film in the early 1990s as part of our Spectel Bristol History Series. If you enjoy history and like this video, make sure you subscribe to this channel to see the rest of the series.

PRODUCED BY SPECTEL, BRISTOL
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The Spectel history series includes:-
1- A History of Bristol
2 - Bristol at War
3 - A History of Kingswood Forest
4 -The Douglas Story
5 - The Matthew: Rediscovering North America
6 - A Century of Bristol Cinemas

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Technical:-
Filmed on broadcast quality equipment
Edited on Avid