World War 2
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The Negro Soldier 1944
Capra produced this film as a follow-up to the Why We Fight series. At the time it came out it was regarded very highly. Capra was most fastidious about avoiding cliches about black people that had dogged most Hollywood product from the beginning. Like the Why We Fight pictures, this one was inte...
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Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation (1943)
Digitally remastered in HD; Photographic Intelligence for Bombardment Aviation (1943) was produced by the U.S. Army Air Forces First Motion Picture Unit, and was designed to demystify a then rapidly evolving technique.
The present 24 minute film relies a little heavily on jargon and abbreviation... -
Fundamentals of Small Arms Weapons: Semiautomatic and Automatic Fire
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The Battle Of Midway (1942)
Director Ford and his regular camera man Joseph August, who had worked on many Hollywood features with Ford, were assigned to Midway Island in 1942 to document, for the Navy, the work of guerrillas and resistance fighters in the Pacific. Two days before the battle of Midway, he learned that the J...
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Tunisian Victory
Tunisian Victory (1944) was an Anglo-American film which follows British and American armies from the planning of Operation Torch and Operation Acrobat (the latter subsequently canceled) in summer of 1942 to the liberation of Tunisia in May 1943.
The principal narrator is velvety voiced British a... -
Fighting Knives of the USMC
Tommy takes us on a deep dive of fighting knives issued to and used by Marines in WWII. In addition to looking at them, he introduces us to some of the men and lets them speak again through voiceover so you hear the words and thoughts of veterans and journalists from the front lines. Come explore...
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Identification of Aircraft: The German Ju-52
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Normandy: the Airborne Invasion of Fortress Europe (1944)
This was an American Air Forces film of 1947, largely based on an in-service film DZ Normandy from 1944. Intended as it was for active servicemen, it goes into considerable detail as to the methods and strategies employed in the initial stages of the invasion of Normandy, employing over 500 glide...
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Incredible Stories from an 82nd Airborne Veteran
George Fotovich was a member of the 505th PIR in the 82nd Airborne division during the Second World War. He saw multiple combat jumps, and personally witnessed the death of multiple comrades.
Sadly, George has passed on, but his legacy continues.
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The Tokyo Club: Mustangs Over Japan
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Using stunning recreations and beautiful archive footage, this production covers the forgotten story of the Tokyo Club: the Pacific P-51 Mustang pilots who flew out of Iwo Jima and fought over Tokyo to finish off Japan during World War II.
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Life of Luftwaffe Fighter Pilot
Oskar Ziesig, born in 1919 in Gelsenkirchen near Essen, Germany, recounts his life, military career, and capture as a Luftwaffe pilot during World War II in an interview conducted in Australia on August 13, 2004. His firsthand account is creatively interwoven with period archival footage and prec...
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The Woman Who Killed Nazis with her Bare Hands
This is the untold story of Nancy Wake — journalist, smuggler, spy, resistance commander, and certified Nazi nightmare. Known as The White Mouse by the Gestapo for her ability to evade capture, Nancy became one of the most decorated women of World War II — and one of the boldest.
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A6M Zero vs. F4F Wildcat: Legends of the Pacific War
Dive into the early Pacific War showdown between the US Navy's rugged F4F Wildcat and Japan's agile A6M Zero! This video breaks down their designs, histories, and head-to-head performance: the Zero's lightweight agility, extreme range (over 3,000 km), low-speed maneuverability, and deadly Hineri-...
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The Dramatic Rise and Fall of the Ju-87 Stuka
This in-depth documentary uses stunning recreations, historical documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the German Junkers Ju-87 Stuka dive bomber, one of the most iconic Luftwaffe aircraft of World War II.
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Don't Talk (1942)
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The Misunderstood Saga of the F4U Corsair
Using stunning recreations, historical military documents, and beautiful archive footage to cover the often misunderstood story of the legendary F4U Corsair, one of the most iconic Navy and Marine fighter aircraft of World War II.