The first SALT talks unfolds the story of the beginning of the arms race between the United States, Great Britain and Japan after the first world war, diplomatic attempts to curb it and the development of the aeroplane as a military weapon. “America in the Pacific”, subtitled “a clash of two cultures” details the increasing suspicion and mistrust between America and Japan and Japan’s rapid rise as an imperialistic military power, culminating in the Russo-Japanese war and the Sino-Japanese conflict. Uses archival footage and interviews with historians. Narrated by Eric Sevareid.
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ACMI Identifier
302924
Language
English
Audience classification
PG
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Television
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Arms race
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Arms race
History → Japan - History - 20th century
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)