This film shows newsreel highlights of 1941 and is an Official Films presentation (:07). It provides footage of the Douglas XB-19’s first flight as well as footage from fronts of WW2 and the Atlantic Meeting between Churchill and Roosevelt. It opens with photography on Venice Beach California (:19) and sunbathers laying bikini clad along the sand as a photographer snaps various shots (:28). An optical illusion is shown as a woman sitting in the sand with a hand outstretched appears to be holding her boyfriend in the palm of her hands (:42). Two women playing in the sand have disguised themselves as disembodied heads (:47). The Douglas XB-19 was the largest bomber aircraft built for the USAF until 1946 and it’s first test flight is shown (1:12). It took off in Santa Monica, California (1:16) and is compared to a pursuit plane to show its massive size (1:21). The first minute of the test run cost a whopping $83,000 in insurance (1:30). It is seen heading for the runway (1:38) and Major Armstead brought the plane down into an army field near Riverside (1:49). Footage from the Battle of the Atlantic follows as British destroyers sunk German warships in the Atlantic (2:25). After setting the ship aflame, the German crew is seen moving towards the Royal Navy destroyer which had stopped them (2:30). Men in small life boats are seen in the waters (2:37) and a torpedo is sent to the burning German ship (2:32). Another German ship was inspected by British Officials (2:50). After they leave the ship, death bombs are seen headed for the British Destroyer (2:50). German prisoners are then filmed watching as their ship sinks (3:18) after it had been hit. On the eastern front of WW2, the first films of the Russo-German war are shown (3:20). On June 22nd, 1941 German’s launched a surprise attack against the Soviet Union (3:25). Russian civilians quickly took to defending their land (3:28) and crosses of tape are seen all over windows to resist destruction from aerial attack (3:34). Women were mobilized as well and a group of women are seen with the medic red crosses on their arms (3:38). The Kremlin in Moscow is shown (3:47) as British and Russians reached an agreement to work together (3:51). Foreign Commissar Molotov is seen signing the pact of allegiance with Great Britain (3:55) as Joseph Stalin looked on (4:00). Commissar Kliment is seen in front of the Leningrad sector in the north (4:15) and the Commander in Chief, Marshal Semyon (4:23) is seen heading the army before Moscow (4:23). Ukrainian defense rested with Marshal Budyonny (4:29). All Russian citizens received training for guerrilla warfare for months as a requirement (4:35). These semi military forces were effective beyond German lines (4:43). A detachment of Nazi paratroopers is seen dropping form overhead and heading for a distant village (4:46). An alarm is rung out (4:50) and civilians whom had been educated in anti-chuting techniques jump onto horses and head into action (4:57). Detachments from across the countryside went out to intercept the invading forces (5:05). German planes hit Russian airfields (5:10). Propaganda troops are seen rolling out wire (6:13) to set up speakers to send orders to the villagers (6:19). A span of captured enemy fliers are seen as they were transported to headquarters (6:28). The Atlantic Meeting between Winston Churchill and President Roosevelt took place in Placentia Bay from August 9th to the 12th (6:43). Britain’s battleship, the Prince of Wales is seen heading west through the northern Atlantic for this meeting (6:56). Winston Churchill and Lord Beaverbrook follow, (7:06) as well as Churchill meeting the ship’s mascot Whiskey (7:21). The Prince of Wales spots the first of the US warships which were awaiting their arrival (7:25). Churchill joins the US ship to meet Roosevelt (7:38) on the USS Augusta (8:02). The two heads of the world’s largest naval powers are seen greeting one another (8:15) and Churchill hands Roosevelt a letter from King George VI (8:17). Chaplains from both fleets presented traditional hymns (8:34). The meeting concludes (8:57), the President is seen biding Lord Beaverbrook goodbye (9:00) and Roosevelt and Churchill shake hands as they part (9:17).

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