WW II : War on the homefront. Vol. 1-6
Title:
WW II : War on the homefront. Vol. 1-6
Author:
Stewart, James, 1908-1997.
Edition:
Collector's set.
Physical Description:
6 videodiscs (353 min.) : sound, black and white, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
Since 1935, the National Archives has been responsible for the acquisition, preservation, and public dissemination of the permanent records of the United States government. Select materials, culled from the millions of pieces making up the National Archives' popular holdings, have been assembled to produce War on the Homefront, a cinematic recounting of the stateside war effort waged by civilian men and women and the war measures - from gas rationing to Victory Gardens - instituted across the country. Features newsreel footage, government training films, dramatizations, and appearances by numerous Hollywood stars.
General Note:
"Classic films selected by Specialists at the National Archives"--Container.
"Contains unedited footage direct from the National Archives"--Container.
Language:
English
Contents:
Civilian defense: Big changeover: Fellow Americans: You, John Jones!:
Trimbles of Main Street: Letter from Bataan: Community at war: Salvage: Hands:
Conquer by the clock: Gas racket: What to do in a gas attack: Wartown: Report from the front:
Challenge for democracy: Glamour girls of 1943: Women in defense: It's up to you: Explains the need for food rationing as a way to ease the pressure on American farms so they can produce enough food for U.S. troops America's hidden weapon:
The Cummington story: Steel town: Just for remembrance: Soldiers without guns:
No exceptions: Men of fire: Skirmish on the homefront: No alternative: Silence: Furlough:
Subject Term:
Genre:
Added Title:
Civilian defense.
Big changeover.
Fellow Americans.
You, John Jones!
Trimbles of Main Street.
Letter from Bataan.
Community at war.
Salvage.
Hands.
Conquer by the clock.
Gas racket.
What to do in a gas attack.
Wartown.
Report from the front.
Challenge for democracy.
Glamour girls of 1943.
Women in Defense.
It's up to you.
America's hidden weapon.
Cummington story.
Steel town.
Just for remembrance.
Soldiers without guns.
No exceptions.
Men of fire.
Skirmish on the homefront.
No alternative.
Silence.
Furlough.
ISBN:
9781591508946
UPC:
781735601532
Format :
DVD
