SYNC_AT 1 Five interactive videos provide an chronological introduction to the Second World War.
SYNC_AT 7200 The origins and significant events of the war in Europe and the Far East are outlined in these videos, supported by footage from the US National Archives.
SYNC_AT 18000 In order to give you full control the videos can be stopped at any point in order to access further information.
SYNC_AT 25000 You simply stop the video when you see or hear something which particularly interests you and the programme will then take you to relevant text and pictures.
SYNC_AT 35000 You can find out more about what was happening at that point in the war by looking at events, key themes or biographies relating to that time band.
SYNC_AT 45000 You can also move across time, following the overview of the war, before delving further to find more detailed information.
SYNC_AT 54000 These videos ensure that you gain a good general knowledge of the war before deciding which areas you would like to investigate further.
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NAME Events
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SYNC_AT 34000 ov_event
SYNC_AT 46000 ov_gloss
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SYNC_AT 1 From the general text which outlines the chronology of the war, you have the option of accessing a number of events relevant to each point in the chronology.
SYNC_AT 13000 This gives you a full understanding of how different events in the war fit together and relate to each other.
SYNC_AT 20000 You can also choose to jump to an event from another point in the war. In this way, you can select your own path through the material, viewing any events which are interesting or relevant to a project or essay.
SYNC_AT 34000 Events are illustrated with full and quarter screen images, text, and any relevant audio, in order to make them clear and interesting for users of all ages.
SYNC_AT 46000 Minor or background events mentioned in the text anywhere on the disc are rapidly described by the glossary feature, accessed by clicking on any highlighted word or phrase.
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NAME Biographies
COMMENTARY biograph
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SYNC_AT 1 Many people who played an important part in the war are described in the biographies which are accessible at appropriate points in the chronology.
SYNC_AT 10000 For example, if you are studying the North African campaign and researching the major events, you can gain a greater understanding of the men who shaped the events by reading the biographies of Rommel and Montgomery.
SYNC_AT 24000 Like Events, Biographies are illustrated with full and quarter screen images, text, and any relevant audio, in order to make them clear and interesting for users of all ages.
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NAME Key Themes
COMMENTARY keytheme
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SYNC_AT 1 ov_tlist
SYNC_AT 30000 ov_hitlr
SYNC_AT 53000 ov_vbomb
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SYNC_AT 1 Hitler, Churchill, the holocaust and the Japanese army are just some of the key figures and themes which are relevant throughout the war.
SYNC_AT 10000 You can jump to a theme to find out what the situation was at a certain time, to aid understanding of how these key themes relate to the progress of the war as a whole.
SYNC_AT 20000 For example, if you are reading text about the German war effort in 1943, you might want to jump to the key theme on Hitler.
SYNC_AT 30000 The programme would automatically access the picture and text relating to Hitler in 1943, giving the user information on Hitler's state of mind at that time.
SYNC_AT 40000 You can then choose either to research other events or biographies from 1943, or investigate Hitler further through the key theme, following his actions throughout the war.
SYNC_AT 53000 You might want to move out of the key theme later in the war, perhaps to study the impact Hitler's V-1 and V-2 were having on London in 1944.
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NAME Search Facility
COMMENTARY search
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SYNC_AT 1 The disc is ideal for the user who wants to access a specific piece of information as well as for someone who wants to browse.
SYNC_AT 10000 A powerful search facility allows you to search for events, areas or people on an alphabetical or a chronological list.
SYNC_AT 19000 You can then jump directly to the relevant screen, or store that reference in TrailSave for later viewing.
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NAME Maps
COMMENTARY maps
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SYNC_AT 1 The maps section gives you a geographical awareness of the Second World War. You can select any of the belligerent countries from a series of maps in order to gain information on the involvement of each of those countries in the war.
SYNC_AT 18000 Animated maps bring campaigns to life, helping you to understand the progression of the war and the way in which geography helped or hindered the fighting nations.
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NAME TrailSave
COMMENTARY trailsav
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SYNC_AT 1 ov_tsed
SYNC_AT 18000 ov_tsvw
SYNC_AT 32000 ov_tsed
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SYNC_AT 1 The TrailSave feature is a powerful tool which allows you to bring together information from different parts of the disc.
SYNC_AT 10000 Text, full and quarter screen pictures, and any relevant audio are saved onto the trail in one easy click.
SYNC_AT 18000 That information can then be easily viewed at a later stage, together with any number of other pieces of information collected on a similar topic, geographical area or time band.
SYNC_AT 32000 Once saved to TrailSave, the information can be rearranged in order to create a presentation, a sample route for pupils to follow, or a revision aid.
SYNC_AT 44000 Screens can be added to TrailSave directly from the index, so that the you can quickly identify a number of references and view them all in sequence.
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NAME About ILP
COMMENTARY aboutilp
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SYNC_AT 1 Since its origin as a research project at Newcastle University in 1986, Interactive Learning Productions has gone from strength to strength as a major multimedia producer.
SYNC_AT 16000 It has been a consistent winner of national and international awards for the creation of educational CD-ROM titles.
SYNC_AT 24000 In 1993 it won the European Multimedia Award for the best educational CD-ROM title.
SYNC_AT 32000 In the same year the company was acquired by Thomas Nelsons and Sons, one of the UK's leading school book publishers.
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NAME Other WW2 Titles
COMMENTARY titles
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SYNC_AT 1 ov_ww2b
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SYNC_AT 1 World War II: Sources and Analysis is the second disc in the World War II Series. It draws on a huge database of source material to study key themes of the Second World War.
SYNC_AT 16000 A number of in-depth studies look at some of the people and areas involved in the war, including the war in the desert and women at war, helping the user to understand what it was like to live through those years.
SYNC_AT 30000 Larger themes such as the holocaust and propaganda are studied from a number of aspects, placing them in their historical and social context.
SYNC_AT 40000 The source material collected on this disc will be useful and interesting for any student studying the war.
SYNC_AT 48000 Archive photographs, newsreel and film footage, radio broadcasts, speeches and personal accounts are combined with letters, diaries, official memos, posters, newspapers, pamphlets and cartoons to provide a resource not possible in any other single medium.
SYNC_AT 68000 The disc offers an introduction to the use of sources in historical enquiry and students can search the database for a particular type of source on a specific topic.
SYNC_AT 81000 Useful tools on the disc include a key word search facility, glossary and TrailSave.