Films: Second World War
Widely considered a masterpiece, directors Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger explore the changing notions of modern warfare against the tradition of British military systems from the Boer War...
Three African-American women and two white women discuss their defense industry employment, advocacy of labor rights, and societal expectations of them during and after World War II. Interviews...
The Long Voyage Home is a 1940 American drama film directed by John Ford. The hard-living, international crew of a British merchant ship become unnerved as they cross the Atlantic during...
This film tells the complete story of the D-Day landings at Normandy--the invasion and establishment of Allied Forces in France during Operation Overlord, beginning June 6th, 1944 and the largest...
This episode of the television series, Modern Marvels, focuses on the race against time for the United States to develop a nuclear weapon to use in World War II. Encouraged by Leo Szilard...
Due to a housing shortage in Washington, D.C., during World War II, Connie Milligan (Jean Arthur) agrees to rent part of her apartment to wealthy retiree Benjamin Dingle (Charles Coburn) and...
The Mountain Road is a 1960 war film based on the 1958 novel of the same name by journalist-historian Theodore H. White. Maj. Baldwin (James Stewart) is an American officer stationed in...