The Second World War brought America and Japan within each other's line of fire. America deduced that to defeat your enemy you must first know your enemy. This official orientation film produced by the American War Department introduced the ordinary American people to their enemy. Containing authentic newsreel and captured enemy footage it would educate the Americans regarding Japanese culture traditions and history. Produced at a time when the Americans were still at war with the Japanese this was a propaganda film. Despite this it is lacking in the hatred... and bias that such material normally contains; instead it attempts to honestly understand and explain the historic forces that led to the Pacific War. [show more]
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An historic film about World War 2. America's theory for success in World War 2 was 'know your enemy' and this propaganda film was produced for the ordinary American people at this time; with the intention of educating Americans about Japanese culture, traditions and history.
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