This is a collection of 74 Universal Newsreels relating to WWII and other events during the years 1937-1945. The entire collection, on 4 DVDs, is almost 7 hours in length and is arranged in chronological order.
Here are some samples of what you will find on this massive collection:
Newsreel 1) U.S. Faces War Says Roosevelt, 1937/10/06 (1937) "Chicago: In a ringing speech, President Roosevelt warns of a steadily-increasing danger of armed conflict menacing the United States. Without naming any nation as responsible, the Chief Executive finds a threat in present attacks from the air on civilians, and ships attacked and sunk by submarines in time of peace and without cause or notice. Gravely, the President asserts that if such things can happen in other parts of the world, America cannot feel secure for long. Universal Newsreel presents the President's speech as a historic document, and gives with it a dramatic view of incidents of aggression which called forth Mr. Roosevelt's impassioned warning." scenes of parade outdoors, sound of FDR speaking outdoors under tent, silent scenes of war inserted into FDR's speech, FDR says I Hate War.
And there are 73 more in this massive WWII era newsreel set.
Note: Quality on several of the newsreels is less than perfect. Many were built from actual footage taken in extreme situations so it may appear jumpy and of lesser quality than some of the other sections of footage in this collection. And several newsreels are silent. However, all footage was left intact as it is all historically significant and interesting, even when a bit less than perfect.
