Author Archive: Retro

Narrated by Ronald Reagan, the documentary We Take New Guinea offers footage of American troops capturing key islands during World War II that led ultimately to the successful invasion of New Guinea.

Captured German newsreels show Nazi youth camps and the indoctrination of German children.

Dir. Frank Capra. From Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series, volume 5. England’s brave few defend against the onslaught of the Nazis.

Jimmy Stewart Narrates. WWII bobmber is followed on an aerial reconnaissance over Italy.

Battle for the Russian front during World War II.

History of of the Pacific war with emphasis on General McArthur, including the surrender of the Japanese abord the USS Missouri.

Rare footage showing American and British construction of a man-made harbor on the coast of Normandy before the invasion.

From Frank Capra’s “Why We Fight” series, volume 8. Historically accurate reconstruction of Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor.

Interview with the first U.S. Army nurses to arrive in Japan.