History of World War II

Half way through World War II, the United States Army Air Force began its own bombing missions over Germany. The post World War II era posed a new challenge to the victorious American Administration. Paradoxically, American planners were looking for ways to repair and reconstruct the very country which their own bombers had so effectively destroyed only a few months earlier.

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S12 E1 - Postwar Germany: 28 Months After V-E Day
June 1, 1947
46min
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Investigation of German industrial production capabilities after the devastation of World War II. With striking images of destroyed German cities and factories. Amateur film made by George T. Fonda, assistant to the president. Producer and Sponsor: Weirton Steel Company.
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S12 E2 - Germany: A Family of the Industrial Ruhr
January 1, 1958
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Examines the varied activities in the life of an average working man's family in a German industrial city after World War II. Producer: Audio Productions / Alfred Wagg Pictures. Year: 1958. Length: 00:15:15. Audio: Mono. Color: Black & White
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