The Promise of 1942

Series

Series Name

Warwork News

Issue

Issue No.

S15/13

Paramount Issue No.

1235

Date Released

31 Dec 1942

Released by Paramount

31 Dec 1942

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ministry of Supply Receives Eighth Army’s Thanks
2. 2The Promise of 1942
3. 3The Promise of Victory

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 3

Summary

Stirring events of 1942 shown. Pearl Harbour. Japan’s domination from the Solomon Isles. Loss of Singapore; evacuation. Rangoon invaded. Seapower saves situation. Royal Navy sets out for India. Mission of Stafford Cripps; Nehru; Gandhi (opposition from); failure of mission; Cripps’ broadcast on return. London: clamour for a Second Front - public meeting. Washington: Churchill meets Roosevelt for discussions. Churchill in Egypt consoles Eighth Army; meets General Smuts in Cairo; meets Stalin in Moscow. Red Army at second winter offensive. The Battle of Stalingrd. Russian refugees.

Keywords

Politics and government; Aviation; Independence movements; Displaced persons; Navy; Military

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive

Email

film@iwm.org.uk

Web

http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5379

Address

Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ

Notes

The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.

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