"The story of World War II and America's part in it is best told through the sights and sounds of history as it happened. This is the real war, documented in priceless strings of pictures and streams of sound, as chosen by... more » our film archivists." --Les Waffen, Chief, Motion Picture, Sound & Video Branch, National Archives and Records Administration 12 astounding WW II films 8+ hours of vintage content 1 definitive collection Since 1935, the National Archives has been responsible for the acquisition, preservation and public dissemination of the permanent records of the United States government. Now, for the first time, select materials from this inestimable national resource have been assembled to produce War in Europe, the DVD boxed set representing an invaluable cinematic recounting of the events culminating in a single-minded Nazi ambition for world conquest, and the ultimate release of Western Europe from this Axis stranglehold. Comprising thrilling newsreel footage, training films and a controversial documentary from a young Hollywood director named John Huston, War in Europe spotlights astonishingly varied and emotional images culled from the millions of pieces making up the National Archives? popular holdings.« less