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Summary:

COMBAT AMERICA: Follows a single 8th Air Force B-17 crew from training through a series of missions over Europe. DECEMBER 7, 1941: A revealing documentary that begins with Japanese preparations before the Pearl Harbor bombing and ends with the U.S. dropping atomic bombs on the Japanese homeland. PAYOFF IN THE PACIFIC: Documentary that gives a first-hand view of the critical battles of WWII fought near Japanese territory around the Pacific islands. TRUE GLORY: Documentary compiled from actual footage of the WWII allied invasion of Europe, seen through the lenses of thousands of different cameramen. TUNISIAN VICTORY: An account of the North African campaign in WWII, covering the period between the American intervention in 1942 and the Allied victory.

Table of Contents:

• Combat America / narrator, Clark Gable
• December 7, 1941 / director, Frank Capra
• Payoff in the Pacific / producer, U.S. Dept. of the Army
• True glory / directors, Carol Reed, Garson Kanin
• Tunisian victory / directors, Frank Capra, Roy Boulting.

Contributors:

Gable, Clark, 1901-1960

Capra, Frank, 1897-1991

Reed, Carol, 1906-1976

Kanin, Garson, 1912-1999

Boulting, Roy, 1913-2001

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Languages:

English

Language Notes:

In English.

Included Works:

Combat America

December 7, 1941

Payoff in the Pacific

True glory

Tunisian victory

Genres:

War films

Documentary films

Feature films

System Details:

DVD.

General Notes:

A mix of war movies and documentaries that detail great battles and campaigns.
Academy Awards, 1946: Best Documentary, Features, "The True Glory".

Physical Description:

1 videodisc : sound, black and white, color, double-sided ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome; monochrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

PN1995.9.W3 WAR 1943 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 826831070124

OCLC Numbers:

1053333795
58426289 [Invalid]