Author Archive: Retro

In this documentary film, Submarine Warfare, host Gene Kelly guides the viewer through life on board a World War II fighting submarine. Serving the country underwater offered unique challenges, both personal and mechanical, and the expertise of these men in their “sardine cans” was an important factor in the outcome of the war. War footage includes a hunt for enemy subs in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, and the ferocious battle for New Britain.

The Allies take control of Rome during WWII.

U.S. goverment film made during World War II about the evil-doings of the Japanese.

Post war Hiroshima: It’s been four years since the last time she visited her hometown. Takako faces the after effects of the A-bomb when she travels around the city to call on old friends.

The history of the navar war in the Pacific from the pre-war buildup to Midway, Okinawa, and Karmikaze attacks on U.S. ships.

World War II Documentary Series.

The story of the U.S. Army Chaplain Service as dramatized in the stories of three chaplains, Father Michael O’Keefe, Arnold Miller, and Tom Manning.

Documentary short demonstrating American reasons for interning Americans of Japanese ancestry following the outbreak of war between the U.S. and Japan.

Dir. John Huston and Frank Cappa. North African campaign during WWII, where Rommel is defeated by the Allies.