Pearl Harbor 3-DVD Set

PRELUDE TO WAR Prelude to War, a famous propaganda film, was the U.S. Department of War's first installment in their Why We Fight series, a group of seven documentaries used to boost morale and encourage civilian support. This film contrasts the dictatorships of Germany, Italy, and Japan between WWI and WWII with American ideals in an effort to turn the tide of anti-militarism in the U.S. This fifty minute documentary was first shown as a training film for the United States Army and was later released as a theatrical production for civilian audiences. It defines two worlds that are so different they are bound to collide. One is a world of totalitarianism and brutality that is determined to conquer the world. The other is a group of allied nations that believe in freedom and democracy, but as the film points out, if they don't make a stand against the "slave" world, their values will be lost and fascism will reign. IT'S WAR! Battle Line: Pearl Harbor is one installment in a series of government-produced war films. Some of these films served as military education tools, while others were meant to inform the public. In this particular docudrama, Jim Bishop illustrates the horrific day that the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, using narration and real wartime footage of the devastating event. Crusade in the Pacific: Pacific in Eruption is one episode in a series of films that highlight the discord between the U.S. and Japan, both during World War II and also in the wake of its aftermath. Each episode takes an intimate look at a particular phase in a war that many people were staunchly opposed to--a war that saw some of the most inhumane brutality ever to occur. Pacific in Eruption focuses on the early days of the war--including the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and Japan's rapid military moves following the bombing, which resulted in their control of most of the Pacific theater. PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7th: This stirring docudrama outlines the events that occurred on the fateful day of December 7, 1941, in a powerful recreation of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. The film originally depicted the unassuming U.S. soldiers and military personnel engaging in their everyday activities at the moment of invasion. However, due to the critical portrayal of the U.S.'s failure to be prepared for an attack, December 7th was edited at the government's request. Despite this fact, the remaining documentary is a powerful illustration of this momentous day i