This 6 DVD set offers an amazing collection of original films concerning events
that shaped our nation during this tumultous time. It offers amazing films of
actual war footage in a variety of battles taken during actual battles by correspondent
reporters, films documenting the efforts and sacrifices the American people
wen through as a post depression economy retooled itself to become a wartime
producer, footage of the Japanese internment program in America and much more.
The time period covered is 1941 to 1946.
The contents of each DVD is documented below.
World War II Film
Library Volume 1
Films Concerning the Years 1941 and 1942
World at War (1942)
A great war film showing the step-by-step events that led up the attack
of Pearl Harbor and the Untied States total committment to the war. It
also shows the invasion of Austria and Czechoslovakia, the fall of France
and many more actual film clips of pivotal moments in the early days of
the war.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 41:42
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Mission Accomplished: The Story of the Flying Fortress
Experience an autumn 1942 bombing run of B-17s as they drop their deadly
load over occupied Europe.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:39
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News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor (1942)
This news segment covers the deadly attack on Pearl Harbor and the S.S.
Normandie Fire in New York.
Producer: Castle Films
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 9:35
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Ring of Steel
Learn the steps our armed forces were taking to protect the United States
mainland from attack.
Producer: Film Unit, Office For Emergency Planning
Audio/Visual: Sound, sepia
Run time: 8:36
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Safeguarding Military Information (1941)
This film explores the need for secrecy and classified information to
protect our troops and the safety of hour homeland. It covers information
known to military personnel and civilian workers and how they must be
ever vigilant about possible careless mention of something that the enemy
could use to cause a disaster or create sabotage that could set back our
war effort.
Producer: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:21
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Victory Is Our Business (1942)
Motivational film for the industrial workers during WWII. It shows how
these brave men and women are working extra hard to produce the goods
needed for the wartime effort.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:09
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Arm Behind the Army, The (1942)
This victory motivated film shows how the willingness of the American
worker in industry is what will win the war. It contrasts it against the
forced labor situations that the Axis runs under and how free people working
towards a common goal will always prevail.
The film has dramatic footage of cities being destroyed throughout Europe
and how the Nazis came in and took over the industry and forced the natives
to work for them as slaves and it shows how these slaves wil never outperform
a free people.
And it is this freedom that allows us to create the machines that will
win the war.
Producer: U.S. Army, Signal Corps
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:21
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Campus on the March
Shows how United States colleges reorganize themselves to assist in the
war effort in any way they possibly can - using their labs for testing
new developments, having the students train for war and much more.
Producer: RKO-Pathe
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 18:07
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Close Harmony (1942)
A barbershop discussion about how labor and management must work closely
together and put aside the typical employee/employer differences to mobilize
for a successful war effort.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:35
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World War II Film
Collection DVD Volume 2
Films Concerning the Year 1943
Divide and Conquer (1943)
Shows now the Nazis expanded their empire. Includes scenes of them bombing
Holland, invading France and Belgium and other countries. It also shows
teh evacuation of the British army at Dunkirk.
Producer: U.S. War Department
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 54:18
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Japanese Relocation (ca. 1943)
This films defends the Japanese internment program showing how they Japanese
were relocated from the West Coast to inland relocation camps. It talks
about how they relocated 100,000 people, many of whom were American citizens
to these camps to guarantee safety agains espionage.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 9:26
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Our Enemy: The Japanese (1943)
This film gives a depiction of the Japanese as fanatical murders and
builds a hugely negative and hateful stereotype to help the American forces
get a proper understanding for and anger about their murderous and ruthless
enemy.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 19:51
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All Out for Victory (ca. 1943)
This film looks at the contributions of the handicapped workers in WWII
industry. It shows how various workers participated and gave their all
so that the able bodied men can go overseas to fight on the front line
while they carried out the fight on the home land. It has great scenes
of various plants being retooled for wartime production of guns, tanks,
ammunition, aircraft, etc. It showed how the handicapped did their work
with skill and pride.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 20:16
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Three Cities (ca. 1943)
Shows how three cities in America are mobilizing for the war effort.
Producer: U.S. Office Of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:08
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Wartime Nutrition (1943)
Shows the efforts of public agencies in being sure everyone had nutritious
food to eat to stay strong during this time of war.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:21
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World War II Film
Collection DVD Volume 3
Films Concerning the Years 1943 - 1944
Conquer by the Clock (1943)
Educates American workers on the value of time and how it should not
be wasted during the war. It shows how just a small amount of increased
time efficiency dramatically increases production.
Producer: RKO-Pathe
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:40
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When Work Is Done (ca. 1943)
An examination of how war plant workers migrate to the town of Sylacauga,
Alabama. It shows how the town takes steps to make sure the new workers
are welcomed into the town with expansion of facilities to service them.
It is an excellent example of the unity that extended across the nation
during the war.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information, Bureau of Motion Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:55
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As the Twig Is Bent... (1943)
This film shows the damage being caused by the 24/7 wartime production
schedules and military service on families. It shows how children, especially
teens, are being left unsupervised and doing whatever they want - including
crime, drugs and developing loose sexual mores.
Producer: Unknown
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:49
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Food for Fighters (ca. 1943)
A film that discusses the critical importance of good nutrition during
wartime.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 9:50
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Manpower (ca. 1943)
Demonstrates the techniques used to increase manpower in factories to
boost industrial production for the war.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:32
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Troop Train (1943)
See how the government used the railroad as an efficient mover of troops
during wartime. This film shows how the loading of cargo and pasengers
is organized and managed, how they travel through the countryside carrying
all those weapons and the daily activities of the soldiers as they travel
across the country with their equipment.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 13:15
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What Makes a Battle? (1944)
Demonstrates the master strategy that was employed in the battle of the
Marshall Islands. Details the use of land, air and sea forces to go in
and crush the enemy. It points out that the Japanese were fierce foes
and that of the 10,000 or so Japanese that were battled only 264 surrendered.
The rest fought to the death.
Producer: U.S. War Department, Army Pictorial Service
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 15:34
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A Challenge to Democracy (ca. 1944)
This folm is focused on showing the American people that the Japanese
interment camps were not like a summer camp for children. It showed that
they had to work hard and that many of their needs were provided by their
labor so that the government subsidized cost of the internment was very
minimal. It also points out that most Japanese Americans are actually
loyal citizens but it is necessary to take these steps to ensure safety.
It even has a section showing Japanese American fighting units being trained
to demonstrate the loyalty of most Japanese.
Producer: U.S. War Relocation Authority
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 17:13
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Letter From Bataan, A (1944)
This is a stirring film about a soldier in Bataan who is attacked and
dies thinking he needs to write a letter to home to explain just how undersupplied
the army is in most places and that Americans need to sacrifice a little
bit more to ensure the troops are adequately supplied. It is set to the
backdrop of showing several Americans hoarding and gloating about their
material possessions - possessions that if redirected to the military
could help them fight better and win the war quicker.
Producer: Paramount Pictures
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 13:51
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Freedom Comes High (1944)
This is a drama about Steve and Ellen, a young married couple. Steve
enlists in the Navy and while on deployment, his ship is attacked and
he dies. He comes to Ellen in a dream and talks about how what he was
doing was the most important thing int he world because we was fighting
to protect the safety of his family. The film ends with an appeal to buy
war bonds to help finance the war and destroy the Japanese.
Producer: U.S. Navy
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 12:29
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World War II Film
Collection DVD Volume 4
Films Concerning the Year 1944
It Can't Last (ca. 1944)
Propoganda film aimed at increasing the homeland about the need to further
mobilize all efforts for the war.
Producer: U.S. Navy
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 18:29
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Supervising Women Workers (1944)
Women workers in factories were a fairly new phenomen brought out by
the war. This film examines ways managers can manage their new work force
for maximum productivity.
Producer: Kerkow (Herbert) Productions
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:10
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Highballing to Victory (1944)
An examination of transportation methods employed during wartime.
Producer: U.S. War Department
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:48
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Curtiss-Wright Shorts (7 Subjects) (1944)
A collection of 7 commercials for Curtiss-Wright Aeronautical plants
during WWII. It contains a variety of scenes of various parts of airplanes
being built and includes some excellent footage of combat aircraft.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:58
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Every Minute Counts (1944)
This film examines the value of time during the war. It examines ways
to increase factory productivity while at the same time deal with home
life.
Producer: Kerkow (Herbert) Inc.
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:13
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These People (1944)
Shows how a Frigidaire plant converts its production line to military
endeavors during the war.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 15:08
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That Boy Joe (1944)
A discussion of juvenile delinquency during the war and steps that can
be taken to counter it.
Producer: Chicago Film Laboratory
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 17:27
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Men and Jobs (1944)
A discussion of how the government put into place program to match everyone
to a suitable job tohelpthe wartime effort.
Producer: Berndt-Maurer Corporation
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 8:35
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These Are the People (1944)
Shows workers in a Wisconsin town gearing up for wartime production.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 15:24
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To the People of the United States (1944)
Education film on how to combat sexually transmitted diseases during
wartime.
Producer: California Department of Public Health in cooperation with
U.S. Public Health Service
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 20:51
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World War II Film
Collection DVD Volume 5
Films Concerning the Year 1945
D-Day Minus One (1945)
A history of the operations of the U.S. 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions
in the 1944 invasion of France. It shows all the steps that were taken
prior to D-Day to get the troops ready for a successful landing - including
scenes of troops being air dropped behind enemy lines to support the frontal
attack on Normandy the next day.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 16:45
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Combat America (1945)
This film documents the efforts of the Flying Fortress crews of the 351st
Bombardment Group. It shows everything from their training in Colorado
to actual combat runs over Germany. It tells the story of their lives
during this tense time.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 59:35
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It's Everybody's War (1945)
Another remidner of the need for Americans to keep sacrificing so we
can win the war.
Producer: Twentieth Century-Fox
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 15:07
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Remember These Faces (1945)
A war bond plea movie with several great interviews with front line soldiers.
Producer: U.S. Treasury, War Finance Division
Audio/Visual: Sound, Color
Run time: 17:12
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Target Invisible (ca. 1945)
A dramatization of how radar was used in the war in Japan.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:24
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Birth of the B-29 (1945)
Learn how the B-29 was designed, manufactured and tested.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 20:06
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World War II Film
Collection DVD Volume 6
Films Concerning the Year 1945-1946
Mr. and Mrs. America (ca. 1945)
A film designed to energize the American citizens to keep working at
full effect to win the war.
Producer: U.S. Treasury, War Finance Division, Motion Picture and Special
Events Division
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 12:44
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The Town (1945)
A film about the life and times of people in Madison, Indiana during
the war.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information, Overseas Branch
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 10:11
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Suggestion Box (1945)
Thsi film shows how important suggestions from workers was to the war
effort and goes over how suggestions can be made and how they are reviewed
and implemented when they show an obvious improvement over the old way
of doing things.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 8:53
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Special Delivery (1946)
This Air Force film shows a variety of military jets and bombers with
a primary emphasis on dropping an atomic bomd on the Bikini Atoll as part
of Operation Crossroads.
Producer: U.S. Army Air Forces
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 11:49
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Operation Crossroads (1946)
A documentary about the Able Day and Baker Day blasts of the atomic bomb
tests at Bikini Island in the Pacific.The film looks at the tests from
a variety of different angles with aerial cameras being used to record
the blasts from various aspects. The footage begins with B-29 aircraft
"Dave's Dream" dropping an atomic bomb on Bikini Atoll and continues by
showing the explosive effects of the bomb as it unfolds.
Producer: Jam Handy Organization
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 26:36
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A Tale of Two Cities (1946)
Film that shows the atomic bomb drops on the cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, Japan and the incredible damage caused to the cities and its
people.
Producer: U.S. War Department
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 12:02
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U.S. News Review, Issue No. 3
A government newsreel showing the Canadian Mosquito Bomber, the capture
of Milne Bay by the Allies, the Official Coast Guard song and much more.
Producer: U.S. Office of War Information
Audio/Visual: Sound, Black & White
Run time: 18:38
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