The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color Season 1 Episode 2 Battlefronts: 1942-1944 2003
The second episode focuses on the years 1942 to 1944, from the massive buildup of America's military and industrial capabilities to preparations for D-Day. Among the many images captured in color are the mobilization of women and African Americans on the industrial home front and in the military; the internment of Japanese Americans; American troops landing in North Africa, and tank battles in the North African desert; training of African-American aviators at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute; the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto; activity behind Nazi lines in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslavian resistance fighters helping downed U.S. airmen; and the boarding of troops onto landing craft bound for Normandy, scene of what was to be the largest amphibious invasion in history.
- Released: 2003-02-12
- Runtime: 55 minutes
- Genre: Documentary, War & Politics
- Stars: Martin Sheen
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- Source: CWR-CRB
