Military Machines: America in World War II

This is the story of the creation of the Allied military from the small 100,000-man force of the post World War I era to the mighty military industrial complex that fought fascist forces around the world. 10 Hour Series

In the years leading up to WW2, Japan emerges as a military superpower in the Pacific, challenging America's isolationist stance.

The US Army Air Corps was still flying bi-planes in the 1930s but would darken the skies over enemy cities with its might.

From the smoldering wreckage of Pearl Harbor to final victory, this is the story of the US Navy and the two ocean war.

The Marines are America's fighting elite, a small police force that grew into one of the most feared forces in the Pacific War.

This is the story of the creation of the Allied military from the small 100,000-man force of the post World War I era to the mighty military industrial complex that fought fascist forces around the world. 10 Hour Series