Movies: Department Of Defense

The U.S. Pacific submarine fleet was all that was available in the early days of America's involvement in World War 2 and it took the fight to the Japanese with great success....

This Cold War film "Information Within Public Shelters" (1953) takes place in a fallout shelter, showing how a well-trained staff that provides information to shelter occupants, can keep them busy and calm during nuclear armageddon. This film was pro...

Created in 1963 at the height of the Cold War, this Civil Defense training film uses a dramatic premise to show how emergency staff should manage and organize a large public fallout shelter during a crisis. A Shelter Manager is shown immediately tak...

A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster....

A heavily dramatized Civil Defense film that demonstrates how a public fallout shelter is supposed to function after a nuclear attack. This scenario takes place in a fictional any town called "Middlebury". The film describes the situation in a publi...

The film features a meeting led by Dave Taylor, the shelter manager, discussing the protocols and responsibilities for staff members involved in managing a public shelter. Key participants, including operations deputy Harvey Johnson and health leader...

Training film for shelter managers. Food, water, sanitation, medical, and radiation detection systems are explained....

This Cold War civil defense film attempts to persuade viewers that building a home fallout shelter is a smart thing to do, and they are easy and economical to build. The film shows how to construct a durable, concrete shelter suitable for surviving a...

A tank driver explains the nature of the armored combat vehicle and the techniques of how the infantry can deal with them in combat....

A documentary about the U.N. forces in Korea and the amphibious invasion of Inchon....

This 1953 film is dedicated to the U.S. Army 27th Infantry Division with a look at its history and highlighting its World War II battle record at Makin, Eniwetok, Saipan, and Okinawa....

Declassified pentagon documentary film showing the nuclear test program back in 1962, released to the public in 1998....

Marine propaganda....

A film recounting Khe Sanh, often considered the most important battle of the war....