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Fading Traces
directed by Walo Deuber; produced by Rose Marie Schneider, Doc Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 1998), 1 hour 7 mins
The western Ukraine was once home to the largest Jewish community that ever existed. Five million Jews living there had a rich culture, with Jewish music abounding and a thriving Yiddish theater. All this disappeared with the German invasion of Russia in 1941 and the tragic events of the Holocaust. Fading Traces a...
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directed by Walo Deuber; produced by Rose Marie Schneider, Doc Productions (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 1998), 1 hour 7 mins
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The western Ukraine was once home to the largest Jewish community that ever existed. Five million Jews living there had a rich culture, with Jewish music abounding and a thriving Yiddish theater. All this disappeared with the German invasion of Russia in 1941 and the tragic events of the Holocaust. Fading Traces artfully weaves the words of writers such as Rose Auslander, Isaak Babel, Martin Buber, David Kahane, as well as others, with the accoun...
The western Ukraine was once home to the largest Jewish community that ever existed. Five million Jews living there had a rich culture, with Jewish music abounding and a thriving Yiddish theater. All this disappeared with the German invasion of Russia in 1941 and the tragic events of the Holocaust. Fading Traces artfully weaves the words of writers such as Rose Auslander, Isaak Babel, Martin Buber, David Kahane, as well as others, with the accounts and experiences of those still living. The film seeks out the traces of this lost world and brings it to life. Since the opening of the Soviet Union, this historic land is once more accessible. Fertile countryside, ancient tombstones, austere synagogues, train stations, markets, cobble stone streets - the fabric of daily life, as well as the dark forbidding sites of mass graveyards. Here is a past that is all but wiped out, except when excavated deftly and respectfully in Fading Traces. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Rose Marie Schneider, Doc Productions
Author / Creator
Walo Deuber
Date Published / Released
1998, 2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Antisemitism, Internment camps, Jewish people, Massacres, Military occupation, Property destruction, War crimes, Religion, World War II, 1939-1945, Soviet Union, 1922-1991, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, Jews, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 2001. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Hitler and Stalin: Twin Tyrants
produced by Blakeway Associate (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 1999), 55 mins
In January 1913 two men disillusioned with the worlds they live in, anonymously walked the streets of Vienna. Josef Stalin was a young revolutionary exiled from his Russian homeland: Adolf Hitler a penniless failing artist. Who could believe that these two misfits would soon decide the fate of the planet? How did...
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produced by Blakeway Associate (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2001, originally published 1999), 55 mins
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In January 1913 two men disillusioned with the worlds they live in, anonymously walked the streets of Vienna. Josef Stalin was a young revolutionary exiled from his Russian homeland: Adolf Hitler a penniless failing artist. Who could believe that these two misfits would soon decide the fate of the planet? How did these two men manipulate the political climate of their respective countries to reach absolute power? Why did they send millions of inn...
In January 1913 two men disillusioned with the worlds they live in, anonymously walked the streets of Vienna. Josef Stalin was a young revolutionary exiled from his Russian homeland: Adolf Hitler a penniless failing artist. Who could believe that these two misfits would soon decide the fate of the planet? How did these two men manipulate the political climate of their respective countries to reach absolute power? Why did they send millions of innocent people needlessly to their death? This psychological dual biography exposes the chilling parallels--and the glaring differences--of these two dictators. Among the similarities is that both loved their mothers but disliked their violent fathers, both had loved ones who committed suicide. Among the differences was that Stalin feared all his associates, while Hitler trusted his inner circle. The film features exceptional footage from film archives in Russia, Germany, Eastern Europe, Great Britain and the USA including rare footage of Stalin's mother and of his funeral. Among those interviewed are Stalin's niece, Kira Alliluyeva and Wolf Rudiger Hess, son of Hitler's deputy Rudolf Hess. This fascinating documentary provides new insight into these powerful and bloodthirsty men. High School Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Blakeway Associate, Denys Blakeway
Date Published / Released
1999, 2001
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Denys Blakeway
Person Discussed
Joseph Stalin, 1879-1953, Adolf Hitler, 1889-1945, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, 1870-1924, Leon Trotsky, 1879-1940
Topic / Theme
Character traits, Heads of state, International relations, Political intrigue, Political life, Totalitarianism, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, Adolf Hitler, Becomes Fuhrer of Germany, August 19, 1933, Siege of Stalingrad, November 1942-February 1943, World War II, 1939-1945, Stalin's Great Purge, 1936-1938, Political and Social Movements, World History, 20th Century...
Character traits, Heads of state, International relations, Political intrigue, Political life, Totalitarianism, Adolf Hitler, Assumes Dictatorship of Germany, March 23, 1933, Adolf Hitler, Becomes Fuhrer of Germany, August 19, 1933, Siege of Stalingrad, November 1942-February 1943, World War II, 1939-1945, Stalin's Great Purge, 1936-1938, Political and Social Movements, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Modus Operandi: The German Occupation of Belgium
directed by Hugues Lanneau; produced by Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011, originally published 2011), 1 hour 38 mins
From 1942 to 1944, 24,916 Jewish men, women and children were deported from Belgium to Auschwitz. Only 1,206 survived.
Modus Operandi raises and systematically answers the question: How did just a handful of Nazis, with the help, voluntary or unwitting, of the Belgian authorities, bring about their destruction? I...
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directed by Hugues Lanneau; produced by Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2011, originally published 2011), 1 hour 38 mins
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From 1942 to 1944, 24,916 Jewish men, women and children were deported from Belgium to Auschwitz. Only 1,206 survived.
Modus Operandi raises and systematically answers the question: How did just a handful of Nazis, with the help, voluntary or unwitting, of the Belgian authorities, bring about their destruction? It covers the sequence of events and different phases that led to the Final Solution.
Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Willy Perelsztejn, fl. 2011
Author / Creator
Hugues Lanneau
Date Published / Released
2011
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Antisemitism, Arrests, Census, Deportation, Jewish people, Laws and legislation, Military occupation, Military raids, World War II, 1939-1945, Family and Culture, Race and Gender, Religion and Belief Systems, War and Violence, World History, Afghans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Sigmund Freud: His Offices and Home, Vienna, 1938
written by Eli Wallach, 1915- and Edmund Engelman; directed by Gene Friedman; produced by Gene Friedman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1975), 17 mins
This film admits viewers to a private world where few were privileged to enter. It is based on the historic pictures taken by Edmund Engelman, just before Sigmund Freud fled to England to escape Nazi rule.
Freud created an extraordinary environment at 19 Berggasse that enriched and stimulated him as he worked. Th...
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written by Eli Wallach, 1915- and Edmund Engelman; directed by Gene Friedman; produced by Gene Friedman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1975), 17 mins
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This film admits viewers to a private world where few were privileged to enter. It is based on the historic pictures taken by Edmund Engelman, just before Sigmund Freud fled to England to escape Nazi rule.
Freud created an extraordinary environment at 19 Berggasse that enriched and stimulated him as he worked. This tour of the birthplace of psychoanalysis travels past his famous couch and book-lined study just as his patients and colleagues saw...
This film admits viewers to a private world where few were privileged to enter. It is based on the historic pictures taken by Edmund Engelman, just before Sigmund Freud fled to England to escape Nazi rule.
Freud created an extraordinary environment at 19 Berggasse that enriched and stimulated him as he worked. This tour of the birthplace of psychoanalysis travels past his famous couch and book-lined study just as his patients and colleagues saw them decades ago. The highlight of the film is Freud's collection of antiquities and the parallel drawn between his interest in archaeology and his own explorations into the past.
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Field of Study
Psychology
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Gene Friedman, Edmund Engelman, Eli Wallach, 1915-
Author / Creator
Eli Wallach, 1915-, Edmund Engelman, Gene Friedman
Date Published / Released
1975
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Eli Wallach, 1915-, Edmund Engelman
Person Discussed
Eli Wallach, 1915-, Edmund Engelman, Sigmund Freud, 1856-1939
Topic / Theme
Theory, Visual art, Dwellings, Photography, Refugees, World War II, 1939-1945, Psychology, History of psychology, History of counseling, Freudian psychoanalysis
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Copyright © 1974 by Gene Friedman
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Wojtek - The Bear That Went to War
directed by Adam Lavis and Will Hood, fl. 2007-2011; produced by Witold Bẹdkowski, fl. 1985, Braidmade Films and Animal Monday (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 59 mins
This film relates the remarkable story of Wojtek, one of the most beguiling wartime animal personalities who became a legendary mascot. In 1942, Wojtek was discovered as a cub in Iran by a group of Polish refugees as they travelled through the Middle East on their way to join the Allied Forces in Palestine and Egy...
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directed by Adam Lavis and Will Hood, fl. 2007-2011; produced by Witold Bẹdkowski, fl. 1985, Braidmade Films and Animal Monday (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 59 mins
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This film relates the remarkable story of Wojtek, one of the most beguiling wartime animal personalities who became a legendary mascot. In 1942, Wojtek was discovered as a cub in Iran by a group of Polish refugees as they travelled through the Middle East on their way to join the Allied Forces in Palestine and Egypt. As the war progressed, Wojtek became more than a mascot—he was someone to take care of when their own families had been torn apar...
This film relates the remarkable story of Wojtek, one of the most beguiling wartime animal personalities who became a legendary mascot. In 1942, Wojtek was discovered as a cub in Iran by a group of Polish refugees as they travelled through the Middle East on their way to join the Allied Forces in Palestine and Egypt. As the war progressed, Wojtek became more than a mascot—he was someone to take care of when their own families had been torn apart. He was also a source of enormous pride; in the words of one Polish veteran, “We had very little, but we had a bear.” To ensure Wojtek had permission to travel with the troops, he was officially enlisted and given the rank of corporal. Wojtek gave valuable hope and reassurance to his Polish friends during a time of madness, fear, and hostility.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Witold Bẹdkowski, fl. 1985, Braidmade Films, Animal Monday, Brian Blessed, 1937-
Author / Creator
Adam Lavis, Will Hood, fl. 2007-2011
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Brian Blessed, 1937-
Topic / Theme
Bears, War, World War II, 1939-1945, War and Violence, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Black Soldier Blues
produced by Veronica Fury and Mark Chapman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 52 mins
When America established its Pacific supply base in Australia during World War II, Australia's Prime Minister warmly welcomed the estimated one million American servicemen and women stationed and passing through. The exception: black GIs. Because of the racist White Australia Policy the black troops were initially...
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produced by Veronica Fury and Mark Chapman (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 2006), 52 mins
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When America established its Pacific supply base in Australia during World War II, Australia's Prime Minister warmly welcomed the estimated one million American servicemen and women stationed and passing through. The exception: black GIs. Because of the racist White Australia Policy the black troops were initially forbidden to be stationed on Australian shores. Between 1942 and 1945, Australia reluctantly agreed to let African American personnel...
When America established its Pacific supply base in Australia during World War II, Australia's Prime Minister warmly welcomed the estimated one million American servicemen and women stationed and passing through. The exception: black GIs. Because of the racist White Australia Policy the black troops were initially forbidden to be stationed on Australian shores. Between 1942 and 1945, Australia reluctantly agreed to let African American personnel enter, as long as they were separated from the rest of the population. The US high command embraced the policy and African Americans were stationed in strictly segregated zones where they were subjected to atrocious conditions, harsh treatment, racial hatred and even murder. The 96th Battalion rioted out of sheer desperation. In contrast to this official resistance, white Australians welcomed the black American soldiers who found they were often treated better by Australians than by their own countrymen. This acceptance infuriated some of the white soldiers and riots broke out in the streets of Brisbane between white and black American soldiers. The film is told by the American and Australian veterans who were there, now speaking sixty years after the war. The black Americans discuss growing up in a segregated society, joining a segregated army, and fighting for a freedom that they themselves did not yet possess. Study guide available. College Adult
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Field of Study
Black Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Veronica Fury, Mark Chapman
Date Published / Released
2006
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Topic / Theme
Armed forces, Race and culture, Military personnel, Race relations, World War II, 1939-1945, Ethnic Studies, Black Studies
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Copyright © 2006. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Harry Hopkins: At FDR's Side
produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and...
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produced by Verne Newton, Educational Film Center (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1992), 2 hours 7 mins
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During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the...
During the turbulent times of the Great Depression and World War II, Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over great changes in America and the world - changes that would have been impossible without the efforts of one extraordinary man - FDR's friend and advisor, Harry Hopkins. The son of a harness maker from Iowa, and for 20 years a social worker in New York, Hopkins was invited by Roosevelt to head the Works Progress Administration (WPA) during the Great Depression. Within four weeks, he had put four million people to work. He went on to help Roosevelt establish numerous federal programs that live on today. Despite failing health, he made his greatest impact during World War II. He was Roosevelt's personal envoy to Winston Churchill, executing the Lend-Lease program and helping the country mobilize for war. His unique relationship to Roosevelt, Churchill and Stalin contributed to forging agreements at Teheran and Yalta. This award-winning film shows how one man's unshakable belief in America and in public service was so vital to his country. It is also a tale of grand adventure, of dangerous wartime missions executed at great risk. College Adult
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Field of Study
Politics & Current Affairs
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Verne Newton, Educational Film Center, Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Walter Cronkite, 1916-2009
Person Discussed
Harry Hopkins, 1890-1946, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 1882-1945
Topic / Theme
Government aid, Heads of state, International relations, Political advice, History curriculums, Politics, New Deal, 1933-1938, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1992. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Charles DeGaulle: A Profile
directed by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016; produced by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997, originally published 1996), 27 mins
In June 1940, a junior general in the French army escaped to London determined to save France after its surrender to the Germans. Charles De Gaulle became the leader of the Free French, and the embodiment of their hope for the future. Arrogant and abrasive, through sheer force of will he asserted France's position...
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directed by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016; produced by Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1997, originally published 1996), 27 mins
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In June 1940, a junior general in the French army escaped to London determined to save France after its surrender to the Germans. Charles De Gaulle became the leader of the Free French, and the embodiment of their hope for the future. Arrogant and abrasive, through sheer force of will he asserted France's position with the Allied powers. When the Allies were ready to recapture Paris, Eisenhower held back his troops to allow De Gaulle to liberate...
In June 1940, a junior general in the French army escaped to London determined to save France after its surrender to the Germans. Charles De Gaulle became the leader of the Free French, and the embodiment of their hope for the future. Arrogant and abrasive, through sheer force of will he asserted France's position with the Allied powers. When the Allies were ready to recapture Paris, Eisenhower held back his troops to allow De Gaulle to liberate Paris. After the war, De Gaulle was the outstanding figure in France and the natural choice to lead the new government. But the infighting among the political parties was distasteful to him and he retired from public life in 1947. In 1958, when France was torn apart by the Algerian independence movement, De Gaulle emerged from seclusion to form the Fifth Republic. Though initially he hoped to retain Algeria as part of France, in the end he realized it must gain its independence. By 1968 a new post war generation had come of age and rebelled against his authoritarianism. He resigned in 1969 and died the following year. Archival films together with commentary by journalists and colleagues bring the career of this remarkable leader alive. College Adult
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016, Reuters Television, Sandy Gall, 1927-
Author / Creator
Greg Barker, fl. 1996-2016
Date Published / Released
1996, 1997
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Sandy Gall, 1927-
Person Discussed
Charles de Gaulle, 1890-1970
Topic / Theme
Cultural identity, Heads of state, National government, History curriculums, Algerian Independence from France, July 5, 1962, World War II, 1939-1945, Algerian War of Independence, 1954-1962, Family and Culture, World History, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1997. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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Honor Bound
directed by Joan Saffa, fl. 1982; produced by Wendy Hanamura, 1957- and Joan Saffa, fl. 1982 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 19 mins
During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack o...
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directed by Joan Saffa, fl. 1982; produced by Wendy Hanamura, 1957- and Joan Saffa, fl. 1982 (New York, NY: Filmakers Library, 1996), 1 hour 19 mins
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During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The 100/442nd Regiment suffered the highest rates casualty and became the most decorated unit in American history. Mean...
During the Second World War, while America was fighting the Japanese, a unit of second generation Japanese-Americans was fighting bravely on the European front. These sons of Japanese immigrants proved their courage and loyalty on the fiercest battlefields, as they fought to overcome the stigma of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. The 100/442nd Regiment suffered the highest rates casualty and became the most decorated unit in American history. Meanwhile back at home, their families were in desolate internment camps, forced to leave their homes, farms and businesses. This film, made by the daughter of one of the soldiers, tells their story through remembrances and archival footage. With pride the veterans recall how they rescued the" Lost Battalion" of 211 Texans about to be annihilated by the enemy. Eight-hundred soldiers were wounded or killed in this operation which the U.S. Army has called one of the top ten battles of all time. The veterans also remember the friendly rivalry between the exuberant Hawaiian-Japanese, who had never faced discrimination, and the reserved American Nisei who had the double burden of fighting prejudice at home as well as the enemy abroad. This heartfelt documentary will be welcomed in programs on multiculturalism, Asian American history, immigration and military history. High School College Adult
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Field of Study
American History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Wendy Hanamura, 1957-, Joan Saffa, fl. 1982
Author / Creator
Joan Saffa, fl. 1982
Date Published / Released
1996
Publisher
Filmakers Library
Speaker / Narrator
Wendy Hanamura, 1957-
Topic / Theme
Japanese people, Military units, Segregation, Soldiers, World War II, 1939-1945, American History, Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Japanese, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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Copyright © 1996. Used by permission of Filmakers Library. All rights reserved.
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