American Heroes on the Battlefield and on the Homefront — Over 8 hours on 6 discs — Discs 1-2: PERSONAL JOURNEYS OF WORLD WAR II — Hollywood legend and World War II veteran Glenn Ford hosts this three-hour — Reader's Digest pr... more »esentation that commemorates the 50th anniversary of World
War II. Combat veterans Eli Wallach, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., President Gerald
Ford, Mike Wallace, and Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Bill Mauldin share
their memories of the war years. Priceless archival and newsreel footage and
classic film clips enhance their stirring remembrances.
Discs 3-5: AMERICA GOES TO WAR
Some of America s greatest triumphs during World War II
happened on the homefront! Renowned CBS journalist
Eric Sevareid narrates this stirring six-hour miniseries that
features authentic newsreel and
archival footage, and classic film
clips that etch a vivid portrait of
a country united as never before.
Civilian men became G.I. Joes.
Women manned factories and
office suites. African-Americans
overcame racism to valiantly fight for their country.
Hollywood stars boosted morale, and ordinary citizens
rationed to support the war effort.
6: GOING FOR BROKE
elieved in America when American no longer believed in them.
aftermath of Pearl Harbor, 110,000 Japanese American citizens
located to barbed wire camps. Many sons of these relocated
s fought in the U.S. Army s 442nd Regimental Combat Team
came the most decorated unit for its size in U.S. military history.
Disc 6: THE FOUR ARMY CHAPLAINS
Hundreds of soldiers aboard a Europe-bound troop ship