The World at War On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 (Season 1, Episode 7)
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

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The World at War

On Our Way: U.S.A. 1939-1942 (Season 1, Episode 7)

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

The opposition to the United States' entry into the war, Lend Lease, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and American responses, mobilization of America after Pearl Harbor, loss of the Philippines, Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal.

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27 cast members

Name	Known for
Laurence Olivier Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Sleuth (1972)
Averell Harriman Self - Roosevelt's Roving Ambassador Self - Roosevelt's Roving Ambassador See fewer	Krymskaya konferentsiya (1945)
George Ball Self - Roosevelt Administration Self - Roosevelt Administration See fewer	Pandora's Box (1992)
Norman Corwin Self - Radio Commentator Self - Radio Commentator See fewer	Lust for Life (1956)
John Kenneth Galbraith Self - Roosevelt Administration (as J. K. Galbraith) Self - Roosevelt Administration (as J. K. Galbraith) See fewer	Festival (1960)
John J. McCloy Self - Roosevelt's Assistant Secretary of War Self - Roosevelt's Assistant Secretary of War See fewer	ABC News Close-Up (1960)
Edison Uno Self - Japanese-American 1941 Self - Japanese-American 1941 See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Isamu Noguchi Self - Japanese-American 1941 Self - Japanese-American 1941 See fewer	Shizukanaru boryoku (1963)
Paul Samuelson Self - Roosevelt Administration Self - Roosevelt Administration See fewer	Nova (1974)
Richard Tregaskis Self - War Correspondent Self - War Correspondent See fewer	Fair Wind to Java (1953)
James Doolittle Self - B-25 Raid on Japan (as General James Doolittle) Self - B-25 Raid on Japan (as General James Doolittle) See fewer	This Is Your Life (1955)
Minoru Genda Self - Planned Midway Invasion Self - Planned Midway Invasion See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Mitsuo Fuchida Self - Aerial Commander Self - Aerial Commander See fewer	The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
J. Lawton Collins Self - Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division at Guadalcanal (as General Lawton Collins) Self - Commanding General, 25th Infantry Division at Guadalcanal (as General Lawton Collins) See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Masataka Chihaya Self - Japanese Navy Self - Japanese Navy See fewer	Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
Vannevar Bush Self - Adviser to Roosevelt Self - Adviser to Roosevelt See fewer	The World at War (1973)
Sewell Avery Self - Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Businessman (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer
Winston Churchill Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - P.M. of the U.K. (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Matinee Theatre (1955)
Bing Crosby Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	White Christmas (1954)
Olivia de Havilland Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Gone with the Wind (1939)
Bob Hope Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Ghost Breakers (1940)
Charles A. Lindbergh Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Tyrone Power Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - U.S. President (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	The President's Mystery (1936)
Frank Sinatra Self (archive footage) (uncredited) Self (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	From Here to Eternity (1953)
Jonathan M. Wainwright Self - U.S. Army General (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - U.S. Army General (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	Victory at Sea (1952)
Wendell Willkie Self - Presidential Nominee 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited) Self - Presidential Nominee 1940 (archive footage) (uncredited) See fewer	World Heavyweight Championship: Joe Louis vs. Buddy Baer (1942)