Poster of Cast and Crew in The Perilous Fight  America's World War II In Color - Season 1 - Episode 2 - Battlefronts: 1942-1944

The Perilous Fight America's World War II In Color - Season 1 - Battlefronts: 1942-1944 (Episode 2)

Plot: The second episode focuses on the years 1942 to 1944, from the massive buildup of America's military and industrial capabilities to preparations for D-Day. Among the many images captured in color are the mobilization of women and African Americans on the industrial home front and in the military; the internment of Japanese Americans; American troops landing in North Africa, and tank battles in the North African desert; training of African-American aviators at Alabama's Tuskegee Institute; the horrors of the Warsaw Ghetto; activity behind Nazi lines in Yugoslavia, and Yugoslavian resistance fighters helping downed U
Episode Aired On:
Wednesday, February 12 2003
22 years ago