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This film, released after the war, discusses the importance of various secret weapons used throughout the war, such as radar and the atomic bomb. The film emphasizes the development and use of these weapons as being critical to winning the war,…

This film focuses on the care and recovery of injured soldiers and cites specific ways in which they are being provided with necessary medical assistance. "Wounded Americans, back from the battlefields and task forces all over the world, are the…

"Beginning with a prologue by Secretary of State Stettinius, who points out that our Government under the leadership of President Roosevelt has been working to avoid future wars, the film proceeds to depict pictorially the incidents which culminated…

Illustrates seemingly minor suggestions and improvements that individuals in various types of workplaces have made to increase production and salvage materials during wartime. This film shows how even just one small adjustment can increase savings…

This film "is a tune that describes what a wonderful world this will be if you help the Victory Loan and yourself by buying bonds... Only the words [and still drawings] appear on the screen." ("Movie Machine Reviews," Billboard, December 15, 1945,…

Still drawings and rudimentary animation are used to visualize the 1945 song by Bing Crosby and the U.S. Maritime Training Station. The song is an appeal to movie audiences to continue buying bonds. Even though the fighting was over, the U.S.…

"Story of a momentous experiment behind the battle lines. Here's the surprise story of thousands of Okinawa civilians who found out about American government from members of the Army-Navy-Marine civil affairs team that hit the Okinawa beach on…

Uses captured Japanese footage to show the horrible conditions American prisoners experienced in enemy camps in the Philippines as a way to raise money through the sale of War Bonds.

Presented as an authentic message from the Japanese people to the American people, this film is actually a fake newsreel designed to counter any views the American moviegoer might have had about the Japanese being a backwards nation. The film employs…

This 1945 film intended for U.S. civilian audiences uses violent battlefield footage from the fall of 1944 to shame people back home who considered the war over and were returning to a pre-war lifestyle. Scenes show the liberation of Ardennes, France…