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World War II the German Front

Prelude to War: began as a training video for U.S. Troops compares the "free" world to the "slave" world--the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Used widely as a propaganda piece, the film endures as a study of how governments survive to justify wars to those who fight them.

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Corporate Authors: United States. War Department, United States. Army. Services of Supply, Artkino Pictures, Inc
Other Authors: Capra, Frank, 1897-1991, Svilov, C., Van Voorhis, Westbrook, 1903-1968, Goldin, Howard
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [Dunellen, N.J.] : Digiview Entertainment, 2006.
Series:Why we fight series (Dunellen, N.J.)
Subjects:
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Sources.
Braun, Eva > Sources.
Hitler, Adolf, > 1889-1945 > Relations with women.
World War, 1939-1945 > Causes.
World War, 1939-1945 > Atrocities > Sources.
Nuremberg Trial of Major German War Criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1945-1946 > Sources.
War crime trials > Germany > Sources.
Germany > Politics and government > 1933-1945.
Documentary films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:Prelude to War: began as a training video for U.S. Troops compares the "free" world to the "slave" world--the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan. Used widely as a propaganda piece, the film endures as a study of how governments survive to justify wars to those who fight them.
The Nazi strike: Capra's documentary depicts Germany's diplomatic and military betrayals leading up to the 1939 invasion of Poland and the events that finally led France and Britain to declare war against Hitler's regime.
The Secret life of Hitler: details Hitler's rise and fall. Includes footage of Hitler's final relocation from the idyllic Berghof to the Berlin compound. Features interviews with Hitler's sister and fellow inmates imprisoned with him during World War I. Footage of Eva Braun, her sister, and other women at the Berghof.
The Nuremberg Trials: Svilov's 1946 documentary was the first film produced about the last major event of World War II. Trial proceedings include top Nazi officials, soldiers and civilians being brought to trial for war crimes. The firsthand account provides for a source perspective on these events.
Item Description:"Special Service Division information film"--1st prelim. frame
Some footage title information varies: The secret life of Adolf Hitler ; Howard Goldin presents "9 men in hell : the first full length film report of the famous trials."
Physical Description:1 videodisc (205 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Production Credits:Prelude to War, produced by the War Department ; Nazi strike, directed by Frank Capra with the cooperation of the Research Council, Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences ; Nuremberg Trials, directed by Russian filmmaker C. Svilov (an Artkino release).

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