This film was written for the United States Navy by the distinguished Librarian of Congress and Pulitzer Prize poet, Archibald MacLeish. It shows the efforts of the troops in contrast to a civilian’s idea that the war can’t last much longer. 00:16:37:00 B/W 1944
ms Dramatization. Suburban paperboy delivers newspaper to
home owner who reads and discusses the war news and contrasts it to
peace time way of life. Man is seated and looking out from
upstairs bedroom window.

00:19:22:00 B/W 1944
ms Suburban neighbors chat.

00:19:41:00 B/W 1944
ms Bombers in night flight mission on way to target area.
Smiling set of pilots chat over the intercom.

00:23:16:00 B/W 1944
ms Firing of tracer bullets and bomb blasts.

00:24:46:00 B/W 1944
ws ms Two men floating in life raft, chatting. Women radio
operator, Pilot in cockpit. Aircraft Carrier at sea.

00:31:15:00 B/W 1944
ms Suburbanite with smoking pipe. Evening paperboy drops
off papers.

00:32:00:00 B/W 1944
ms Navy chaplain speaks to homefront audience about WWII.

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