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The Battle of China (1944) -- The Official World War II US Government account of Chinese defense against Japanese aggression.

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Confucius (book)
Julius J. Epstein (writer)
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The Official World War II US Government account of Chinese defense against Japanese aggression. full summary | add synopsis
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Graphic, but very motivating. more (7 total)

Cast

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Claire Chennault ... Himself (archive footage)
Kai-Shek Chiang ... Himself (archive footage)
Madame Chiang ... Herself (archive footage) (as Madame Chiang Kai-shek)
Winston Churchill ... Himself (archive footage)
Teh Chu ... Himself (archive footage)
Anthony Eden ... Himself (archive footage)
William F. Halsey ... Himself (looks up from desk) (archive footage)
Hirohito ... Himself (archive footage)

Walter Huston ... Abraham Lincoln (voice)
Douglas MacArthur ... Himself (archive footage)
Col. William Mayer ... Himself
Louis Mountbatten ... Himself (archive footage)
Henry Pu-yi ... Himself (archive footage)
Franklin Delano Roosevelt ... Himself (archive footage)
Joseph W. Stilwell ... Himself (archive footage)
Yat-sen Sun ... Himself (archive footage) (as Dr. Sun Yat Sen)
Gi-ichi Tanaka ... Himself (archive footage) (as Baron Tanaka)
Anthony Veiller ... Narrator (voice)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Battle of China: Assault on the Great Wall (USA) (video box title)
Why We Fight, 6 (USA) (series title)
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65 min
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Narrator: But what kind of people are the Chinese? Well, in four thousand years of continuous history, China has never fought a war of aggression. They're *that* kind of people. more
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Referenced in Why We Fight (2005) more

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3 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Graphic, but very motivating., 8 January 2001
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Author: planet groovy from Rock Hill, SC

This, like the other films in the series, is a propaganda film. That being said, it is a very good documentary. This is due to three reasons. 1)Capra was a very good director 2)It is truthful - the information is not skewed by the film's agenda and 3)the battle footage speaks for itself. The narration is a bit overdramatic, but that is typical I think of movies in this era. I enjoyed this and will definitely watch the other films in the series.

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