War

1940s The Blitz

War

Including colour footage of the Battle of Britain, propaganda, foreign leaders, weaponry and military vehicles, wartime entertainment and the home front. Kinolibrary have footage related to all major wars and conflicts over the last century.

This is just a small selection from Kinolibrary’s vast archive of rare and remarkable footage. To see more please browse our Youtube channel, or email info@kinolibrary.com

World War I

1910s British Soldiers Shipping Off

World War I

Our vast archive of World War I features trench warfare, U-Boats, POW footage, and many other crucial events and people of the era, and includes rare material in HD quality.

Spanish Civil War

Our extensive archive includes whole films dedicated to the Spanish Civil War and its aftermath.

World War II

1930s Germany Hitler Speech

Rise of The Nazis

Kinolibrary’s extensive archive documenting the rise of the Nazis includes rare footage in colour and HD, featuring Kristallnacht, the Hitler Youth, early Nazi rallies and more.

War in Europe

As well as hours of footage of the War in Europe, our World War II archive includes eerie home movie footage shot by Nazi officers during the occupation of Paris.

1940s UK Family Air Raid Shelter

The Blitz

Kinolibrary’s Blitz archive includes footage of air raids, casualties and bomb shelters and as well as post-Blitz bombed-out cities, and reconstruction in the aftermath.

The Battle of Britain

Our archive features hours of footage of the Battle of Britain, include POV shots from fighter jets, London burning and more.

35mm Battle of Britain Recreation

Battle of Britain recreation

Kinolibrary’s vast 35mm archive includes extensive outtakes from the 1969 film ‘Battle of Britain’, complete with stunning recreations of spitfire dogfights, cockpit views and RAF formations in the sunset. Shot using original WW2 fighter planes, this unique and irreplaceable footage has to be seen.

1940s UK Munitions Factory

Home Front

Including a wealth of footage in colour and 2K, our home front archive features hospitals, the Home Guard, rationing, evacuations, Dig For Britain, and stunning amateur films of soldiers home for Christmas.

1940s Egypt British Soldiers Marching

WWII in Africa

Our archive of the War in Africa features footage on the ground from the North African campaign in Egypt & Libya.

WWII in The Middle East

Also included is the footage of the war in Iran and the wider Middle East, available in 2K quality.

Eastern Front

Kinolibrary is able to provide a raft of footage from the Eastern Front, documenting the war in the Soviet Union.




















1940s Soliders in the Pacific Jungle

The Pacific War

Including the Battle of Midway, Pearl Harbour, the Okinawa Invasion, the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and many more crucial events, our Pacific Theatre collection is available to licence in varied and high quality.

The Holocaust

Hollocaust footage features concentration camps including Auschwitz and Dachau, harrowing scenes from the Warsaw Ghetto, and a wealth of contextual footage.

The End of World War II

Including up-close footage with world leaders, our footage documents the end of the war in vivid detail. Witness the race to Berlin and the devastation of Hiroshima by the A-bomb.

VE Day London Celebrations

VE and VJ Day

Kinolibrary’s archive also features victory celebrations from across the world on VE Day & VJ Day, with street parties on the Champs-Élysées, in Times Square and at Buckingham Palace.

Korean War

1950s US Airbase in Korea & Bombing Runs

Korean War

Our 2K footage includes material from the Korean War, including combat, GIs, POWs and much more.

Vietnam War

1960s Vietcong Force Drills

Vietnam War

As well as contextual footage of the fallout from the Vietnam War across the world, including presidents, protests and counter-protests, Kinolibrary can also offer material from the war itself.

Cold War


1960s USSR Soldiers Marching & A-Bomb Test

Cold War

Kinolibrary’s Cold War collection includes footage inside the USSR and East Germany, a wealth of material on the Fall of the Berlin Wall and the Cuban Missile Crisis, as well as fascinating contextual films concerning nuclear paranoia and the atomic bomb threat.

More Wars and Conflicts

Our archive of wars and conflicts encompasses a broad range of other events, including the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, terrorist incidents, and historical footage of world leaders from Winston Churchill to Osama bin Laden.

This is just a small selection from Kinolibrary’s vast archive of rare and remarkable footage. To see more please browse our Youtube channel, or email info@kinolibrary.com