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A collection of rare 16mm short films from the late 1950s through 1960s detailing WWII. Three Faces of Evil (1964, 29 mins.) chronicles the post-WWI rise of Mussolini and Hitler, Japan's aggression in China, the Ethiopian War, the Spanish Civil War, and the Great Depression. Flames on the Horizon (1964, 29 mins.) looks at world events from 1939 to 1941, including the war in China, early phases of WWII in Europe, the fall of France, US mobilization, and Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Spreading the Holocaust (1965, 29 mins.) documents military events in 1941 and 1942, particularly US involvement in the Pacific, Europe, and North Africa. A Giant Awakes (1965, 29 mins.) depicts US logistical operations in 1943 in North Africa, the Pacific, the Aleutians, New Guinea, and Europe. Global War (1965, 29 mins.) charts the war in 1943 on the stretched European and Pacific fronts, including the Allied advance in Sicily, New Guinea, Russia, Italy, and the Pacific islands. The Tide Turns (1965, 29 mins.) looks at Europe in 1944; the Allied advance in Italy, France, and Belgium; the liberation of Paris; and the Allied advance into Germany. The Battle for Salnero (1958, 29 mins.) documents the combat action of Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark's Fifth Army in Italy. Breakout and Pursuit (1961, 29 mins.) looks at Operation Cobra, in which US forces broke through Normandy and began
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