Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Fog of War is a 20th century fable, a story of an American dreamer, Robert S. McNamara, who rose from humble origins to the heights of political power. (Sony Pictures Classics)

A documentary about the American women who went to work during World War II to do "men's jobs." (Wikipedia)

What is the price that America pays for its love of capitalism? Moore takes us into the homes of ordinary people whose lives have been turned upside down and looks for explanations.

Reenactment of the events in the Army Air Force career of Captain Hewitt T. Wheless, particularly his harrowing escape from a squadron of Japanese fighter planes after his own plane was severely damaged in a bombing mission. (imdb)

Documentary chronicling FDR's presidency.

An Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary, this 20 minute Technicolor production unfolds with graphic energy the nearly month long battle for Iwo Jima, a volcanic island lying 700 miles southeast of Japan, in which 20000 Japanese and nearly 7000 American fighting men were killed, a struggle eternalized by Joe Rosenthal's photograph of five Marines and a Navy corpsman raising a giant U.S. flag atop 550 foot high Mt. Suribachi. (archive.org)

Documentary about the second world war

U.S. Goverment film about the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s and 1940s.

Documentary short film depicting the work of the United Service Organizations (USO) in providing recreational and morale-boosting services for American troops.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth tour Canada.

Light-hearted film about Franklin D. Roosevelt's dog Fala.

This short uses a musical suite to show Americans what they are fighting for in World War II. As an orchestra in military dress plays different "chapters" of the work, relevant excerpts from MGM films show the history of America. The chapters are: 1) Birth of Freedom; 2) The Land Divided; 3) Coming of Age: 4) Land of the Free. At the end, a chorus sings a patriotic exhortation.

A look at Soviet foreign policy and the value of the Soviet Union as an ally.

A newsreel that covers the Japanese forces attack on the American military base of Pearl Harbor, on December 1941. It shows some images from the attack, and also the aftermath with the first volunteers who would serve to fight in the Pacific.