In the mid-20th century, Britain and Iceland went to war. Sort of. There were no invasions or bombings or declarations of war, but there was a hard-fought conflict over precious resources. Fish for Fish and Chips.
And yet despite the differences in size, population and resources – the tiny nation of Iceland won every time. In this video we'll examine why.
Friends, Foes and Good companions is an IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission, in partnership with Our Big Picture and additionally funded by Arts Council England.
Attributions:
Iceland EEZ expansion map based on map by Kjallakr at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Modern EEZ map based on map by Liam Mason. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Piers at entrance to Grimsby fish docks by Chris Morgan. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
Entrance to Great Grimsby Seafood Village by Chris Morgan CC BY-SA 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
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And yet despite the differences in size, population and resources – the tiny nation of Iceland won every time. In this video we'll examine why.
Friends, Foes and Good companions is an IWM 14-18 NOW Legacy Fund commission, in partnership with Our Big Picture and additionally funded by Arts Council England.
Attributions:
Iceland EEZ expansion map based on map by Kjallakr at English Wikipedia. CC BY-SA 3.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en
Modern EEZ map based on map by Liam Mason. CC BY-SA 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en
Piers at entrance to Grimsby fish docks by Chris Morgan. CC BY-SA 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
Entrance to Great Grimsby Seafood Village by Chris Morgan CC BY-SA 2.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en
Explore and licence the film clips used in this video from IWM Film:
https://film.iwmcollections.org.uk/collections/4242
Follow IWM on social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/I_W_M
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperialwarmuseums/
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