Arms race and siflt righcivil r. Enjoy it tonight and every weeke weekend. 24 wthis was the europe of. The nazi blitzkrieg had overwhelmed france, holland, belgi belgium, denmark, energy way. Russian armies were in desperate retreat. Italian and German Forces were menacing egypt. Their objective, to defeat an opposing british army and dominate all north africa. And there was a bloody quest over china. Only one was stirl nll not at w. The United States. It was a sunday afternoon in 1941 and the statue of liberty towered over new york harbor as if she were the last symbol of freedom left to the crumbling fr free world. Afternoon in new york. Early morning in hawaii. And another great harbor where american ships were dockside. Planes stood idle when suddenly without warning, the immediate Japanese Military objective was no knock out United States naval and air power in the pacific at a single stroke. They reasoned that we were committed to eventual entrance in the war in europe, convinced
Cspan, created by americas Cable Television companies as a Public Service and brought to you today by your television provider. With the coming of spring 1944, the winter stalemate in italy was broken. Our forces slowly resumed fighting their way up the west coast of the italian boot toward rome against bitter german opposition. The british raced up the east coast in the face of equally brutal opposition. The british r coast in the face of equally brutal opposition. Coast in the brutal opposition. In the pacific troops of the First Calvary Division landed to wipe out all japanese divisions. We landed large forces on the north coast of new guinea. General stillwell and his troops were fighting the japanese in ferma. This was global warfare on a scale never known before. Thi scale never known before. Less than three years before hitler had addressed his troops. Germany, italy and japan will wage common war upon the United States to a victorious conclusion. His fascist partner declared Na
Russian armies were in desperate retreat. The German Air Force was raining death and destruction on england. Combined italian and German Forces were menacing egypt. [explosions] their objective to defeat an opposing british army and dominate all of north africa. In asia, japanese air and Ground Forces were driving forward in their bloody conquest of china. [explosions] only one of the worlds major powers was still not at war the United States. It was a sunday afternoon in december 1941, and the statue of liberty towered serenely over new york harbor. As if she was the last symbol of freedom left to the crumbling free world. Afternoon in new york, Early Morning in hawaii, and another great harbor where american ships rested dockside. Planes with cold engines stood idle at nearby hickam field when suddenly, without warning [explosions] [airplanes roaring] [explosions] [somber music] [rousing music] the immediate Japanese Military objective was to knock out United States naval and air pow
With combatexperienced divisions in north africa, the junglecovered islands of the pacific, the aleutians, where they had wiped out the japanese on attu. Now, the bloodied veterans of the north African Campaign had landed on sicily in a drive for the italian mainland. Millions more were training in the united states. We were well on the road to the ultimate victory. [rousing music] in 1940, our army numbered a little more than a quarter of a million men. Three years later in 1943, it numbered almost 7 million and would continue to grow grow to 8 million. But numbers alone do not make an efficient fighting force capable of winning the final victory. An undisciplined and unequipped rabble, even though the cause be war against the trained and well disciplined, well armed, and well led force. To the intensive training soldiers hadican never been as well trained and equipped to fight as were our soldiers in world war ii. The northns of African Campaign learned intensive training pays off. N
Narrator with the coming of spring 1944, the winter stalemate in italy was broken. Our forces resumed fighting their way up the west coast of the italian boot towards rome. Against bitter german opposition. [explosions] the british advanced up the east coast, in the face of equally bitter opposition. [explosions] in the pacific, troops of the First Calvary Division landed on los negros and another island to wipe out all japanese resistance and complete the occupation of the entire group of islands. [explosions and gunfire] we landed in large forces on the north coast of new guinea. General stillwell and his troops were fighting the japanese in burma. [explosions] this was global warfare on a scale never known before. [explosions] less than three years before, hitler had addressed the nation. Willrmany, italy and japan face war on the United States to a positive conclusion. Narrator in rome, his counterpart declared on the side of japan against the United States. Narrator a japanese mil