General Information

Author/Creator

Capra, Frank, director

Language

English.

Published

United States : Elstree Hill Entertainment. 1944.

Physical Description

DVD-ROM (75 min.)

Digital ver. identifier

HU_OSA_00002345

Contents/Summary

Summary

In this installment of the acclaimed Frank Capra series "Why We Fight!," the director undertakes a detailed examination of the execution and planning of the Operation Acrobat, an Allied operation that paved the way for the subsequent defeat of Germany in North Africa. The series were commisionedby Army Chief of Staff General Marshall and were initially meant to explain the policy of the U.S. government to freshly recruited soldiers ready to be dispacthed to the battlefields of Europe, North Africa or the Far East. Eventually the "Why We Fight" series was shown to the public in theaters and prints were distributed to American allies in England and the Soviet Union as well. Although designed as a typical documentary film like other parts of the series, "Tunisian Victory" is an intersting example of war-time American propaganda and a good source of newsreels and film footage of the period.

Bibliographic Information

Note

Poor image Duration: 01:15:00 Copyright by Pickwick Group Limited

Holdings

Item Type	Current Location	Call Number	Status	Shelving Location	Public Note
DVD-ROM	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0613	Available		-
Digital film	OSA Film Library	FL Record 0613 (HU_OSA_00002345.mp4)	Available		Access Copy, MP4 format