Author Archive: Retro

Shows naval maneuvering in the South Seas with emphasis on New Guinea, New Britain, and the Philippines. Includes the nuking of Hiroshima and the surrender ceremonies on the U.S.S. Missouri.

This World War 2-era film – originally titled as “The fight for the Sky: Our Fighter Pilots Versus the Luftwaffe in Western Europe” – is a propaganda documentary produced by the United States Army Air Forces. It was released in 1945.

Four-part compilation. “Stars of Yesterday” with shots of many silent film performers; “Time Marches Back”, a compilation of early newsreel items; and two re-edited short subjects: “The Drunkard” (1935) & “East Lynne” (1915). Produced by Joseph E. Levine.

U.S. Marines in Action

Stirring documentary of action in the south pacific.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt declares war on Japan the day after American naval and military forces were attacked at Pearl Harbor.

Dir.John Huston. Documentary examining the events which led up to the Second World War.

Japanese citizens deal with the devastating aftermath of the explosion of the atomic bomb.

This documentary offers a profile of two of the Marine Corps’ bloodiest battles. Perhaps the better known of the two, Tarawa, has come to symbolize the savage island fighting that characterized the war in the Pacific. Fought within an area the size of the Pentagon, three days of fighting claimed almost 10,000 lives. The second part deals with the return of the Marine Corps to their base on Guam. Seized early in the war, the island of Guam had a close relationship with the United States, and its loss was one that hurt deeply.