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America's Unpreparedness

Year

1949

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

21m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Dwight D. Eisenhower, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Hugh James, Omar N. Bradley

Publication Information

MPI Media Group

Summary

In 1940, the U.S. finally became sufficiently concerned about the state of her military forces to institute the first peace-time draft in American history. Film covers the various steps in the transformation of civilian draftees into soldiers and examines the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and President Roosevelt's address to Congress recommending a declaration of war.

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