Originally aired on television as CBS TV series. Special features: digitally remastered from restored prints ; interactive menu. Hosted by Walter Cronkite.
Contents:
December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor. December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor.
Summary:
Hitler invades Poland: September 1st, 1939. The German army is massed on the border of Poland ready to attack. Poland has mobilized her citizenry for her defense. Germany, with a superior air force and army, seems determined to wage war. The question remains Poland? The Polish Ambassador attempts to negotiate with the German government, as does British Ambassador Sir Neville Henderson. December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor: December 7th, 1941. In the 3rd year of World War II, Japan launches a surprise attack on America at one of the most important and powerful naval bases in the world, Pearl Harbor. Numerous battleships are damaged or sunk and over 2000 American lives are lost. The devastating attack unifies a nation and brings the United States into World War II.
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