A film record, suitable for schools, of the war years of 1939 to 1945, showing major developments from the rise of Nazism in Germany to the first atomic bomb at Hiroshima. It does not minimize the brutality of war, but shows how this “total war,” unlike wars of the past that engaged only the men of the fighting front, involved in varying degree almost every individual of every nation.
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
29658
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Educational & Instructional
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → History
History → United Nations
History → War - Historical perspectives
History → World War, 1939-1945 - History
People → World War, 1939-1945 - Biography
Short films
Short films → Short films - Canada
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)