United States Army Air Force 8th Fighter Command gun camera footage of attacking targets in Europe during World War II. Lieutenant E J Timony of 63rd squadron 56th fighter group flying the aircraft. United States Army Air Force aircraft attacking the ground targets as seen from gun camera footage. High altitude view of the area. Strafing and bombing of train. Explosion on ground. Strafing of electrical substation. Aircraft crashes. Smoke arises due to the explosion. (World War II period).
United States Senator Nye in Washington DC. U.S. Senator Nye denounces war. As the Chairman of the Munitions Investigating Committee he declares commercial interests want another large European war to serve their greedy interests . He states his belief that adequate neutrality legislation will keep the country at peace. The Neutrality Act of 1935 was signed on August 31, 1935.
U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt addresses a gathering at Chautauqua, New York. President Roosevelt denounces war. He states, 'I have seen war,' and goes on to state, 'I hate war.' The people applaud.
Presidential Palace in Havana. U.S. Secretary of State, Cordell Hull speaking at the Havana Conference. Flags of Nations attending. Franklin Roosevelt, on May 16, 1940, telling congress to mobilize for national defense. Airplane and engine factories and manufacturing plants. Navy ships being built. U.S. sailors and marines on parade. U.S. soldiers training with mock weapons. Flour bag "bombs" hitting a U.S. Army tank M2. Army trucks labeled "tanks." U.S. Army tanks M3. Empty "Adelphi" brand beer cans used for training. National Guard units Nationalized. President Roosevelt reading first draft numbers under the Selective Service Act. New recruits getting draft notices and physical exams. New soldiers in boot camp. German Ju 87 and Dornier 17 bombers taking off. Animated map showing German air attacks against Britain. View of radio broadcaster Edward R. Murrow in studio as he is describing the "Blitz" from London. German He 111 bomber aircraft in flight during blitz bombing of London, England, United Kingdom. British antiaircraft guns firing. London citizens in underground bomb shelter. British Fire brigades directing water hoses on burning buildings. British warships at sea. U.S. Destroyers transferred to Britain. British Prime Minister Churchill assigning military base rights to the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Berle. Brandenburg Gate and German, Italian, and Japanese flags flying in Berlin on September 27, 1940 Hitler greeting Italian Galleazzo Ciano, and Japanese representative Saburo Kurusu. Signing of Berlin Pact. London civilian citizens resting in underground air raid shelters, while the relentless bombing goes on. American Charles Lindbergh talks to an audience and says Britain is losing the war. Next scene shows Wendell Wilkie saying "England will not only survive, England will win!" British people cleaning up after a German blitz bombing run during the Battle of Britain. Fire fighter moving a mannequin from a store among rubble; a large commuter bus on its side and resting against a building in rubble; a British man with a hard hat clearing rubble finds a small British flag and mounts it in a wall. Polls showing increased American support for Britain based on polling between 1936 and 1941.
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt at launch of SS America. SS America, the largest liner ever built in the United States. A large crowd gathers at the harbor. Mrs Roosevelt is presented with flower bouquets. The First Lady launches the ship. Ocean liner underway at sea. United States flag flying aboard on flag pole.
Adjutant General Adams addresses the nation from Washington DC. Adjutant General Adams addresses the Nation and makes a plea for young Americans to join the Army. The United States plans to double its fighting forces. A poster of the United States Army on the wall in the background. (World War II period).
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