As sometimes happens, after the initial edition of Battlefilm was released, a few more World War I motion pictures that were within the scope of this book were “re-discovered.” In light of this, 21 new films and their summary descriptions have been added to this Second Edition of Battlefilm, which now puts the total number of entries at 488.
While making these additions, I took the opportunity to add NARA's Archival Research Catalog (ARC) identification number to each title. Therefore, in this edition, below each film title you’ll find information about the number of reels associated with that particular motion picture, followed by its unique National Archives’ Catalog Card reference number [in brackets] and its ARC identification number (in parentheses).
Why, you may ask, is this important to you? The answer to that question is that while this book consists of short summary descriptions of these historically significant Army Signal Corps films, ARC usually contains a more detailed account and occasionally has lengthy shot sheets for some of the titles. With this edition, you now have all the tools you need to proceed with any follow-on research you might want to undertake — on location at NARA’s Archives II facility at College Park, MD, or on-line at www. archives.gov/research/arc/. In addition, I tweaked the subject headings, polished the layout, added a few photos, created an alphabetical title index, and beefed up the subject index.
With this Second Edition, it is my sincere hope that you’ll find Battlefilm: U.S. Army Signal Corps Motion Pictures of the Great War to be a comprehensive resource, a superb historical research tool, and a valuable addition to your World War I stock footage library.
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