Less than six months after the Pearl Harbor attack, Russian-American aviation inventor and pioneer Major Alexander P. de Seversky wrote a book called Victory Through Air Power, which made a strong case for strategic use of air bombardment for victory in WWII. The book quickly soared in popularity, selling 5 million copies and reaching #1 on the New York Times bestseller list for 4 weeks straight.
One of the book's millions of influenced readers included filmmaker Walt Disney, who was so moved by Seversky's message that he decided to personally finance an animated and live action feature film based on the book.
The film was released on July 17, 1943, and was met with mixed reviews. However, a print made its way to Sir Winston Churchill, who was very impressed with the film. While attending the First Quebec Conference, a secret military meeting for leaders of the Allied Powers, Churchill asked Franklin D. Roosevelt if he had seen Victory Through Air Power. After replying no, a print was then rushed to the conference to be privately screened by Churchill and Roosevelt. Roosevelt was so moved by the film, that he ordered it to be screened for the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
This DVD contains a black and white print of the film that was given to the United States Air Force.
Bonus Features:
Original theatrical trailer (Color, 1943)
It's Your War Too (B+W, 1944) A short film about the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps with animation by the Walt Disney Studio.
Health for the Americas: the Human Body (Color, 1945, Spanish) Part of an animated short film series produced by Walt Disney for The Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs. These films were shown in developing South American countries to teach benefits of good health.
Two Down, One to Go! (Color, 1945) A short film about how Italy and Germany had been defeated in WWII, and how Japan still had to be dealt with. It includes several animated maps and caricatures by the Walt Disney Studio.
The films on this DVD are products of their time and feature content that is considered to be politically incorrect today. If you are offended by such things, please do not purchase.
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