U S War Department Movies

  • 1942
    Prelude to War

    Prelude to War

    Prelude to War

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    Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was...

    Prelude to War
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

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    The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with...

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

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    The fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and...

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

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    The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer
  • 1945
    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    Know Your Enemy: Japan

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    Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.

    Know Your Enemy: Japan
  • 1943
    December 7th

    December 7th

    December 7th

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    "Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii...

    December 7th
  • 1943
    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

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    The fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was...

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
  • 1946
    Seeds of Destiny

    Seeds of Destiny

    Seeds of Destiny

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    Oscar winning postwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on...

    Seeds of Destiny
  • 1944
    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

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    The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's...

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China
  • 1919
    The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

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    Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers. Mary Lee gets the facts, while...

    The End of the Road
  • 1944
    It's Your War Too

    It's Your War Too

    It's Your War Too

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    Documentary short film detailing the history of the American Women's Army Corps, the WACS. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film...

    It's Your War Too
  • 1943
    The Japanese Army and Navy

    The Japanese Army and Navy

    The Japanese Army and Navy

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    An official U.S. War Department film restricted in nature and produced by the US Army Pictorial Service, “The Japanese Army and Navy” is...

    The Japanese Army and Navy
  • 1943
    Enemy Mines in Tunisia

    Enemy Mines in Tunisia

    Enemy Mines in Tunisia

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    A short documentary on German mines and their deployment in the campaign for North Africa during WWII.

    Enemy Mines in Tunisia
  • 1947
    V2 Rocket

    V2 Rocket

    V2 Rocket

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    This War Department bulletin from 1947 shows captured German V-2 Rockets being tested at White Sands, New Mexico. German scientist Wernher von Braun...

    V2 Rocket
  • 1944
    Movies at War

    Movies at War

    Movies at War

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    Government documentary short explaining the usage and distribution of feature films donated by the motion picture industry for viewing by American...

    Movies at War
  • 1945
    Operation Titanic

    Operation Titanic

    Operation Titanic

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    Operation Titanic (code name Frantic - 1944) in WWII. Western Allies planes on bombing missions (raids) over Germany shuttle between their bases in...

    Operation Titanic
  • 1945
    Action at Angaur

    Action at Angaur

    Action at Angaur

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    Action at Angaur is a 1945 short documentary film created by the United States War Department during World War II. The film was created for the 7th...

    Action at Angaur