World War II Films

- Prelude to War
- World War, 1939-1945--Causes
- One of the Why We Fight series compiled by Frank Capra, this film documents the background of World War II, from 1933 to 1939, showing the development of Fascism in Germany, Italy and Japan; the conquest of Manchuria, Ethiopia, and the Axis plan of...
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- Black Marketing
- World War, 1939-1945--Economic aspects--United States; Black market--United States
- Dramatization of a typical case taken from the files of the Office of Price Administration, showing the operation of a black market and its defeat by cooperative efforts of the public and law-enforcement officials.
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- Case of the Tremendous Trifle, The
- Bombing, Aerial; Industries--United States; World War, 1939-1945;
- Shows to the men and women of American industry the vital importance to the war effort of all the little parts that they are making. Includes battle sequences showing the pin-point bombing of a ball bearing plant in Schweinfurt.
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- Axis smashed in Africa!
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Tunisia; Germany. Heer. Panzerarmeekorps Afrika
- World War II documentary footage showing the victory of American, British, and French troops over the German Africa Corps in Tunisia. Shows the battles to take Bizerte and Tunis.
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- Battle For Tunisia
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Tunisia; Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943; Stalingrad, Battle of, Volgograd, Russia, 1942-1943;
- World War II documentary footage showing General Bernard Montgomery and British and American troops battling Rommel and the Germans in Tunisia. Also shows the surrender of the Germans after the bloody winter battle of Stalingrad.
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- Italy surrenders!
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy;
- World War II documentary footage showing General Mark Clark and the Allies invading Italy and General Dwight "Ike" Eisenhower announcing Italy's surrender.
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- U.S. Marines capture Iwo Jima!
- Iwo Jima, Battle of, Japan, 1945
- Footage of the Battle for Iwo Jima and the heavily-defended Mt. Suribachi as filmed by U.S. Navy and Marine Corps cameramen. World War II documentary footage showing General Douglas MacArthur and Allied troops making a surprise landing at Luzon in...
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- MacArthur liberates Manila!
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines
- World War II documentary footage showing General Douglas MacArthur and Allied troops making a surprise landing at Luzon in the Philippines and the bloody battle for Manila.
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- Soviet fights back! : Russia stops Hitler!
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Soviet Union; World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Russia (Federation)
- World War II documentary footage showing German-Russian battles in the winter of 1941-42. Shows Soviet troops prepared for sub-zero weather marching from Moscow to fight the oncoming Germans, who are much less well-equipped.
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- Yanks battle for Okinawa!
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Japan--Okinawa Island;
- World War II documentary footage showing the American battle to take Okinawa from the Japanese. Also shows the bombing of the U.S.S. Franklin off the coast of Japan as filmed by U.S. Navy combat cameramen. Depicts the epic battle of the crew as...
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- Yanks bomb Tokyo!
- Tokyo (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1942; World War, 1939-1945--Aerial operations, American;
- World War II documentary footage showing General Jimmy Doolittle and his men preparing for the bombing attack on Tokyo that became known as the Doolittle Raid. Shows the B-25 bomber, or Mitchell bomber, in action.
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