The World At War - 07 - On Our Way USA (1939-42)

The World at War (1973–74) is a British television documentary series chronicling the events of the Second World War. It was at the time of its completion in 1973, at a cost of £900,000 (equivalent to £11,000,000 in 2019), the most expensive factual series ever made. It is produced by Jeremy Isaacs, narrated by Laurence Olivier and includes music composed by Carl Davis. The World at War attracted widespread acclaim and is now regarded as a landmark in British television history.
This episode: The opposition by various factions to the United States of America entry into the war, Lend Lease, U-boat attacks on Atlantic convoys and America's graduated responses, the mobilization of America after Pearl Harbor, the loss of the Philippines, the Doolittle Raid, Midway and Guadalcanal. Interviewees include J. K. Galbraith, John J. McCloy, Paul Samuelson, Isamu Noguchi, Jimmy Doolittle, Richard Tregaskis and Vannevar Bush.