War and Peace
During the Second World War, NFB documentaries informed and inspired Canadians and audiences around the world. These documentaries offer a unique vantage point on the wartime experience at home and on the front.
Excerpts
Questions
1. This film documents a turning point in the war: the landing at Normandy. It is different from the other NFB World War II documentaries in this collection because it reports a specific event, as a newsreel would. Do you notice differences in the way information is presented, compared to Inside Fighting Canada, for instance?
Short Description
In 1944 Allied troops land at Normandy and drive eastward. Scenes of the D-Day landings, of bitter street fighting and of precision bombing tell the story of the drive to the gates of Germany.