Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

Part of Frank Capra's World War II propaganda series made for the U.S. Armed Forces, this program presents newsreel footage addressing the Battle of China and shifting opinion as the United States moves from isolationism to supporting the war. Highlights include Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's moving address to Congress, Edward R. Murrow's reports from London during the Blitz and Charles Lindbergh expressing his opposition to America entering the war.

Walter Huston

Narrator

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator

Anthony Veiller

Narrator

• Frank CapraDirector
• Anatole LitvakDirector
• Julius J. EpsteinWriter
• Emma LazarusWriter
• Anthony VeillerWriter
• Philip G. EpsteinWriter

Release date

January 1, 2000

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 40m

Genres

Documentary