Visual History - America at War (1941-1945)

Duration: 600

Year Published: 1975

Complete Record: Shots: 1940s, World War II (WW II) footage. At home: football game, families listening on radio, Announcement Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, American Naval ship - aftermath, FDR (President Franklin Roosevelt) radio address announcing war, Uncle Sam - “I want you”, Recruitment center - men shipping off to war, Blitzkrieg, August 7, 1942, eight months after Pearl Harbor, first American assault on Guadacanal, American Flag raised, Nazi flags (swastika), German troops, Mussolini / dictator, September, 1943 North Africa, Sicily, then Italy - American and English troops putting defeating Mussolini, Italian women fighting, putting on make up, battle scenes in Italy, soldiers with K - rations and hard tack, America rations, meatless days, coupons, meat, butter, sugar, canned goods, point tables. Japanese surrender. Weekly withholding and March 15th become Federal Income tax day D-day - landing on Normandy, air force - American and British landing stations planes being shot down - Black Alley, bombing Germany Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin meet. Iwo Jima Kamikaze - Carrier Franklin hit Airborne infantryman jumping into Germany Fall of Colon large swastika is blown up Douglas Mac Arthur goes ashore in Philippines, POW's released Aug. 6th, 1945 - Enola Gay , Hiroshima America celebrates Sept 2nd 1945 General Mac Arthur presides at Surrender Ceremonies, representatives of Japan sign surrender soldiers go home, get mustering