Crusade in Europe

Name: Crusade in Europe
Released: 1949-05-05T08:00:00.000Z
Cast: Maurice Joyce, Westbrook Van Voorhis, Hugh James

TV Show · Documentary · War & Military

A World War II account based on General Eisenhower's memoir.

1949 · 17m

EPISODE 1

Prelude to War

The rise of Hitler and the Nazi Party lays the groundwork for World War II.
EPISODE 2

America's Unpreparedness

Before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the United States upgrades its military forces.
EPISODE 3

America Goes to War

At war both in Europe and the Pacific, America transforms its economy from peacetime to wartime.
EPISODE 4

Platform for Invasion

Eisenhower chooses to engage the Germans in North Africa.
EPISODE 5

Africa: Our First Offensive

British and American troops land in North Africa.
EPISODE 6

The Campaign

Bad weather hinders the struggle to reach Tunis before the Germans, and the allies demand an unconditional surrender.