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This four-part interactive program discusses Allied military leaders in Europe during World War II. Highlights General George Patton as a superb field commander, British General Bernard Montgomery's leadership and acceptance of Germany's surrende...Read More
Provides a comprehensive discussion of World War II and US involvement in the war. Some of the topics covered include the causes of the war, technological advances, minority contributions, and public support.
This monumental war is still felt throughout the world. Students will learn about the allied and axis powers and how each country got involved. This video also covers the major battles of the war.
Following World War I, many nations were understandably anxious to avoid another world war. As Hitler began invading European nations, the practice of appeasement was initially adopted with the hopes of avoiding another war. Great Britain even sig...Read More
This four-part interactive program outlines basic facts about events and leaders during World War II, focusing on the Axis powers of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Addresses Hitler's rise to power, the beginning of the war in 1939, Benito Mussolini's...Read More
Reenactments mixed with archival footage of the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor capture the devastation of the surprise attack on December 7, 1941. Discusses the aftermath and the United States' declaration of war. Shows footage of the USS Ariz...Read More
Details the invasion of the beaches of Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944 (D-Day) by Allied forces. Archival footage documents the build-up of material and personnel in England and the landings on Omaha Beach by the Americans. Leonard Nimoy narra...Read More
Archival newsreel footage strengthens this four-part presentation on America's military leaders and action in the Pacific during World War II. Begins with the attack on Pearl Harbor and then focuses on Douglas MacArthur (Army), William "Bull" Hal...Read More
Presents some basic facts about the political history of Allied leaders Franklin D. Roosevelt and Britain's Winston Churchill during World War II. Reviews the historic meetings that led to a plan of action against the Axis powers and the developm...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. Begins with a simple definition of the term and concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular video, students will focu...Read More
Chronicles the time George Herbert Walker Bush, former President of the United States, spent as a Navy pilot during World War II. Uses the progress of the war, Bush's training, and reflections of his friends and crewmates to present a picture of h...Read More
This episode looks at why the Axis powers thought forceful expansion was a good idea. It also discusses the strategic errors Germany and Japan made during World War II. These errors ensured a worldwide alliance that would rise up and defeat the Ax...Read More
Viewers will learn how the United States got into World War II and just how involved America was before Congress actually declared war. Host John Green will also discuss the military tactics involved, while also explaining some of the weaponry use...Read More
The attack on Pearl Harbor brings America into the second World War. The war effort revitalizes the nation's economy. American innovation and manufacturing might invigorate the Allies in Europe and in the Pacific, but the ultimate piece of technol...Read More
With World War II rapidly approaching, Hitler called for people of German heritage that lived outside the Reich to return to Germany and help fight for Germany. Some Germans that immigrated to the United States after World War I answered Hitler's ...Read More
Part of a series that features a wide variety of video footage, photographs, diagrams, graphics, and labels. Begins with a simple definition of the term and concludes with a critical thinking question. For this particular video, students will focu...Read More
Shows how the ruined European infrastructure, economies, governments, and treaties from World War I made World War II inevitable. Japan, small in geography but giant in ambition, launches its conquest of Asia in the 1930s and attacks the U.S. at P...Read More
