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BACKGROUND TO BATTLE       Background to Battle was compiled by GEORGE RONY from the considerable library of documentary footage he had amassed over the course of his life. In 1955, he licensed footage to KCOP, an independent Los Angeles television station, for a weekly documentary series on the events in Europe that culminated in World War I and II, As one of the earliest shows on the new medium called television, GEORGE RONY was a pioneer of documentary television and precursor of the popular Victory at Sea. Although GEORGE RONY had planned 26 shows for the launch of Background to Battle, another documentary film collector filed suit against him, claiming that some footage had been pirated. RONY prevailed (see Axelbank v. Rony), but the litigation prompted KCOP to cancel Background to Battle and ended his television career. The Show Schedule includes a summary of each of the Background to Battle series televised in 1955. KCOP-TV distributed an informational flyer for the new documentary series. Click on a photo below to view a larger image. 6 George Rony Emperor Franz Joseph Gavrilo Princip Kaiser Wilhelm II French taxis Battlefield cannons Battleship Viribus Unitis General Nikolai Nikolaevitch WWI airplane French President Poincare Brigadier General Pershing Warships President Woodrow Wilson President Clemenceau and General Foch The Big Four
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