Five Came Back - The Reference Films

Episode 2

The Battle for Russia

Documentary revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.

Episode 3

Battle of Midway

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.

Episode 4

Thunderbolt

A WW2 documentary on the P-47 Thunderbolt fighter/bomber pilots in missions (Operation Strangle) from their base in Corsica to Northern Italy in 1944, destroying railroads, bridges, trains, vehicles and hard targets.

Episode 5

Why We Fight

The official World War II US Government film statement defining the various enemies of the Allies and why they must be fought.

Episode 6

The Memphis Belle - Story of a Flying Fortress

A documentary on the 25th bombing mission of the Memphis Belle, a B-17 in the US 8th Air Force.

Episode 7

Tunisian Victory

Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps.

Episode 8

San Pietro

Director John Huston documents the Battle of San Pietro Infine in December 1943.

Episode 9

Report from the Aleutians

Filmmaker John Huston narrates this Oscar-nominated World War II-era film about life among the U.S. soldiers protecting Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

Episode 10

The Negro Soldier

Documentary focusing on the contributions to the American war effort of African-American soldiers.

Episode 11

Undercover

A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines, covering cover and concealment, ambush techniques, etc.

Episode 12

Let There Be Light

A group of mentally traumatized veteran patients is followed as they go through psychiatric treatment.