America The War Years 1941-1945: 1941 Land, Sea, Air Combat Footage

Part 1 of a five-part documentary series about World War II. In 1941, before Pearl Harbor was attacked, America was providing war materials to its democracies, and its young men were answering the call to service. Throughout America, "preparedness" was the watchword as the conflict that ignited in 1939 swept through Europe, Africa, and Asia, and a war with Japan loomed closer than ever.