World War II - The Battles takes us from the outbreak of war in Europe on September 1, 1939, to the atomic destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan during August 1945. Explore the fighting in Europe, North Africa, the Pacific, China, the Eastern Front, the Atlantic and Pacific battles, and the Normandy invasion. Also, see the English fighting for their lives in the Battle of Britain, the German defeat at the Battle of Stalingrad, important U.S. naval victories in the Pacific, and women factory workers building bombs on the home front. The Archives of War is a fascinating four-volume collection of wartime images ranging from the trenches of World War I, through the unparalleled destruction of World War II, to the Cold War's atomic arsenals. Most of this material, shot on 35mm film by British Pathe´ News, has never been seen by U.S. audiences. Thus it offers a fresh visual treatment of the major conflicts in the 20th century. 'As the year draws to an end, Japan is still talking peace. ...Suddenly, out of Pacific skies, the blow comes. The Jap assassins' bombs bring to America the grim reality of war.' |
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