Description
War Comes to America
Why We Fight series
This motion picture film examines world events that pulled the U.S. into World War II. Frank Capra, Director; Dimitri Tiomkin, Composer.
This reel: Emperor Hirohito inspects Japanese troops. Representative Andrew J. May urges arming before the House Military Affairs Committee. Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison asks the Naval Affairs Committee for funds. Maps illustrate Nazi conquests of 1939. Hitler ridicules President Roosevelt’s peace proposal before the Reichstag. Warsaw is bombed. French artillery on the Maginot Line fires. President Franklin Roosevelt requests Congress to amend neutrality laws. Senators Gerald P. Nye and Elbert D. Thomas voice opposing views. The Gallup poll finds citizens united to amend the laws
Runtime: 00:12:13
Sound: yes
File: high definition 1920×1080/24p ProRes422.
Also available in PAL— Please designate PAL at checkout. There is a PAL handling fee per order of $25.
