Shelved in the "Documentary" collection. Title from container. Originally produced as a 7 part motion picture between 1942-1944 "by the War Department Signed Corps, Army Service Forces for the Morale Services Division". Originally titled, Why we fight. Reissued as a set of videorecordings. Narrators, Walter Huston and Anthony Veiler; music by the Army Air Force Orchestra.
Contents:
v. 3. Divide and conquer (54 min.). The battle of Britain (52 min.).
Summary:
Propaganda series originally produced by the United States government for the Morale Services Division which documents the causes and events leading up to World War II and exhorts Americans to support the war effort. Divide and conquer: recounts the successive defeats of Denmark, Norway, Holland, Belgium, and France by the seemingly invincible German army, as seen in dramatic footage from both sides of the battle. The battle of Britain: this film uses exclusive Army footage and captured Nazi film to portray the indomitable spirit of the heroic Londoners during the blitz by the Luftwaffe, and to outline Adolf Hitler's six-point plan to annihilate England.
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