A nation soars. Episode one, Drawn to victory /

If it wasn't for attaching cameras to First World War biplanes the Allies may have not won the war, Canada and the world would have taken much longer to map, and Google Earth might not exist. This documentary surprisingly reveals that the greatest tactile weapon of the First World War was not a...

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Other Authors:	Barrett, Robert (Director) (Director), Bregman, Neil (Producer), Aykroyd, Dan (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	Ottawa, ON : Sound Venture, 2016.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Royal Flying Corps > History. Great Britain. > Royal Flying Corps. World War, 1914-1918 > Cartography. World War, 1914-1918 > Aerial operations. Aerial photography. Aeronautics, Military > Canada > History. World War, 1914-1918 > Canada. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Cartographie. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Opérations aériennes. Photographie aérienne. Aéronautique militaire > Canada > Histoire. Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 > Canada. Aeronautics, Military. Cartography. Military operations, Aerial. Canada. 1914-1918 Documentary television programs. History. Documentaires télévisés.
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Summary:	If it wasn't for attaching cameras to First World War biplanes the Allies may have not won the war, Canada and the world would have taken much longer to map, and Google Earth might not exist. This documentary surprisingly reveals that the greatest tactile weapon of the First World War was not a "weapon" in the traditional sense. Rather it was made of paper ... accurate and reliable maps!
Item Description:	Title from resource description page (viewed May 21, 2018). "Commemorating Canada's Great War flyers."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (47 min.)
Playing Time:	00:47:23