Except of Roosevelt's last address to Congress.

President Roosevelt leads the nation in prayer for the cross-channel invasion. (excerpt)

President Roosevelt delivers the news of the attack on Pearl Harbor to the citizens across America. (excerpt)

Excerpt of Roosevelt's State of the Union address, citing the four freedoms.

Excerpt from one of Roosevelt's first fireside chats.

A plea, narrated by Henry Fonda, for increased committment by Americans to win the war. (15:07)

Source: Produced by Twentieth Century-Fox

U.S. Government-produced film defending the World War II internment of Japanese-American citizens. (9:25)

Source: Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information

Partial newsreel in which MacArthur speaks "I shall return" and about servicemen receiving V-Mail.

Source: Produced by Universal Studios

Commissioned by the U.S. Office of War Information, this newsreel shows the battle for industrial production in World War II. (8:32)

Source: Produced by the U.S. Office of War Information

Example of a newsreel viewed on the home front. This clip contains gliders in action, artillery fire, a flying boat and Ike's addressing the troops.

Source: Produced by Universal Studios

Portrait of life aboard a WWII aircraft carrier that includes a night-time raid and confrontation with the Imperial fleet. (61:00)

Source: Produced by William Wyler

Chapter I of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series, "Prelude to War" was commissioned by the United States Government to explain first to the soldiers, then to the general public, America's involvement in World War II. (52:21)

Source: Produced and Directed by Frank Capra

Chapter II of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series, "The Nazis Strike" summarizes Adolph Hitler's plan for world conquest and Germany's full scale preparation in pursuit of this end. (40:39)

Source: Produced and Directed by Frank Capra

Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific Island of Tarawa. (18:00)

Source: Directed and produced by Louis Hayward for the Office of War Information/Warner Bros. Pictures