TRAVEL SHOP

Legion videos and DVDs

The following videos and DVDs are now available in return for a suitable donation (suggested donations are listed and include postage and packing). To order, download the order form (pdf*) and send to Poppy Travel (with your cheque).

WHEN YOU GO HOME

When you go home This specially produced DVD illustrates the unique work of this operation; assisting War Widows and relatives to visit a special grave, young recruits from the Army Training Centres visiting the Battlefields, school students gaining historical knowledge for their exams or Veterans returning to where they fought, all through Remembrance Travel. It is also a fitting tribute to the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Running time: approx 40 minutes
Suggested donation: DVD - £15

ESCAPING FROM COLDITZ

'If you escape you will be shot, if you escape again you will be sent to Colditz'. Peter Storie-Pugh was awarded the Military Cross for gallantry during the withdrawal to Dunkirk when he became a prisoner of war. He was later awarded the MBE for his activities in Colditz, wartime Germany's most famous prisoner of war camp. He relates his first hand experience of the conditions, the characters and everyday life as well as the challenges of escaping from Colditz Castle. Supported by many original photographs.

Running time: approx 43 minutes
Suggested donation: Video - £10

CHINDIT COMMANDER

Chindit Commander Brigadier Michael Calvert DSO and Bar was undoubtedly the most successful of General Orde Wingate's Special Force Commanders in Burma. He gained international fame as a result of his exploits in command of the 77th Chindit Brigade. In this video he discusses his memories of Burma, the characters, the actions, the RAF/USAAF, the ordinary Chindit and of course, Wingate. This video is supported by contemporary newsreel footage and photographs.

Running time: approx 51 minutes
Suggested donation: Video - £10

CHINDITS RETURN and RETURN TO ARAKAN, March 2005

Available separately, these two unique films cover the journeys of World War Two Burma veterans on their Pilgrimages to either the Chindit area of operations or Arakan on the west coast. They contain exclusive interviews with the veterans where they fought or served in places such as White City, Blackpool, Maungdaw and Akyab. Supported by original film/photos from 1944.

Running time: Chindit approx 40 minutes; Arakan approx 30 minutes.
Suggested donation: DVD - £10 each; Video - £10 each

All five titles are available for £45 - save £10!

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