children: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [gunfire] [plane engines] narrator: in the jungles of new guinea, on the barren shores of the on the barren shores of the aleutians, in the tropic heat of the pacific islands, in the subzero cold of the skies over germany, in burma and iceland, the philippines and iran, france, in china and italy, americans fighting. fighting over an area extending 7/8 of the way around the world. men from the green hills of new england, the sun-baked plains of the middle west, the cotton fields of the south, the close-packed streets of manhattan, chicago, the teeming factories of detroit, los angeles, the endless stretching distances of the southwest, men from the hills and from the plains, from the villages and from the cities, bookkeepers, soda jerks, mechanics, college students, rich man, poor man, beggar man
to the great depression and it includes details of events that led to america s involvement in world war ii. it takes a critical look at isolationists and america s early reluctance to join the war effort and culminates in the attack on pearl harbor. children: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [gunfire] [plane engines] narrator: in the jungles of new guinea, on the barren shores of the on the barren shores of the aleutians, in the tropic heat of the pacific islands, in the subzero cold of the skies over germany, in burma and iceland, the philippines and iran, france, in china and italy, americans fighting. fighting over an area extending 7/8 of the way around the world. men from the green hills of new england, the sun-baked plains of the middle west, the cotton fields of the south, the close-packed streets of manhattan, chicago, the teemin
to join the war effort and culminates in the december 7, 1941 attack on pearl harbor. children: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. [gunfire] [plane engines] narrator: in the jungles of new guinea, on the barren shores of the on the barren shores of the aleutians, in the tropic heat of the pacific islands, in the subzero cold of the skies over germany, in burma and iceland, the philippines and iran, france, in china and italy, americans fighting. fighting over an area extending 7/8 of the way around the world. men from the green hills of new england, the sun-baked plains of the middle west, the cotton fields of the south, the close-packed streets of manhattan, chicago, the teeming factories of detroit, los angeles, the endless stretching distances of the southwest, men from the hills and from the plains, from the villages and from the cities
who are extremely demoralized and discouraged about the future. they feel themselves helpless. they feel they re powerless. they re cynical about politicians, which, of course, just strengthens politicians vulnerability to powerful corporate and other lobbyists in washington, d.c. when i lost a lot of friends in traffic accidents as a young man, i looked into how they could have been saved. and they could have been saved by seatbelts and they could have been saved by a whole series of engineering devices that we now take for granted in our cars: collapsing steering columns, better brakes, better tires, head restraints, padded dash panels. all of these and more were developed by engineers a long, long time ago, but they weren t applied because the companies, as some those of you who are a little older remember the companies were selling style and horsepower. they weren t selling engineering integrity, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and millions
who are extremely demoralized and discouraged about the future. they feel themselves helpless. they feel they re powerless. they re cynical about politicians, which, of course, just strengthens politicians vulnerability to powerful corporate and other lobbyists in washington, d.c. when i lost a lot of friends in traffic accidents as a young man, i looked into how they could have been saved. and they could have been saved by seatbelts and they could have been saved by a whole series of engineering devices that we now take for granted in our cars: collapsing steering columns, better brakes, better tires, head restraints, padded dash panels. all of these and more were developed by engineers a long, long time ago, but they weren t applied because the companies, as some those of you who are a little older remember the companies were selling style and horsepower. they weren t selling engineering integrity, and as a result, hundreds of thousands of people were killed, and millions