Description: |
A Showcase of news events for the year 1940. Segments include: EUROPES TOTAL WAR!, FATES IRONY!: Nazis and French sign armistice at Compiegne, BRITAINS HEROIC STAND!, AMERICAN DESTROYERS TO BRITAIN!: Fifty World War vessels are exchanged for naval bases, AMERICAN DEFENSE BEGINS!: Nation rallies to strengthen land, air, and sea might, FIRST PEACE-TIME DRAFT!: Sixteen million American youths register, FIRST THIRD TERM PRESIDENT!: Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Wendell L. Willkie in hard fought election. VHS-Standard play. Recorded 1991. Originally issued as a 16 mm. motion picture. This archival material has been provided for educational purposes. Ball State University Libraries recognizes that some historic items may include offensive content. Our statement regarding objectionable content is available at: https://dmr.bsu.edu/digital/about |
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Origin: | 1940 |
Created By: |
Castle Films, inc. |
Contributor(s): |
Castle, Eugene W. |
Source: |
http://dmr.bsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/WWIIHstFlm/id/95 |
Collection: |
World War II Films |
Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Subjects: |
Newsreels World War, 1939-1945 Military history--World War, 1939-1945--Video recordings--Historical films Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945 Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945 |
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