Great Generals - Vol. 1

Duty, Honor, Country

An engaging two-part documentary series profiling America´s greatest generals. Each program features vintage motion pictures and seldom seen still photographs. Narated by Walter Cronkite, Lorne Greene and Walter Matthau.

Volume 1 Profiles:
Douglas MacArthur - Profile of the colorful, combative, tumultuous 5 star general and his military exploits who lived his two credos, "I Shall Return" and "Duty, Honor, Country"

Dwight D. Eisenhower - Soldier, statesman, presidentbeloved hero of D-Day, the Invasion of Normandy and the defeater of Germany at the Battle of the Bulge.

Omar N. Bradley - Considered himself a failure during WWI when he was kept stateside, but during WWII he commanded a division, a corps, an army, and finally a group of armies! His last command, the 12th U.S. Army Group, was the largest body of American soldiers ever to serve under one field commander.

Joseph J. Pershing - John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, General of the Armies, was the most accomplished and celebrated American soldier of the early 20th century. He fought Pancho Villa and commanded the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in Europe during World War I.

Bonus WWII Shorts
Movies At War (1944) Entertaing the troops around the world.
Autobiography of a Jeep (1943) A lighthearted look at America´s four-wheeled wartime hero.
In The Wake Of The Armies (1946) Dramatic propaganda film with confidential added footage.
Conquer By The Clock (1942) One slip up on the Home Front assembly line can mean disaster on the battlefield!
Gracias Amigos (1944) Contributions to the War effort bu our Latin American neighbors.
Air Raid Warning (1942) Helmeted heroes of the Home Front! "Turn out that light!"
Our Job In Japan (1946) Produced by Frank Capra; Directed by Theodore Geisel ("Dr. Seuss"). The Japanese are portrayed as victims of cynical leaders in this post-war G.I. Indoctrination short.