Episode of Series “The Twentieth century”.
Traces the day by day events of the historic week in which Europe tottered on the brink of World War II. The week from the end of August and the beginning of September 1939 - the last peaceful days the world was to know for six years. It ended with Hitler’s blitzkrieg into Poland, eleven months after British Prime Minister Chamberlain’s “peace in our time” declaration followed the Munich Pact. Narrated by Walter Cronkite.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011772
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Lightning war
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Munich Four-Power Agreement (1938)
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 - Great Britain
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Poland
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Peace treaties
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
History → Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940
History → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
History → Munich Four-Power Agreement (1938)
History → World War, 1939-1945 - History
History → World history - 20th century
People → Chamberlain, Neville, 1869-1940
People → Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)