LETTER FROM BATAAN

Duration: 11min

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Office of War Information

Format: 16mm

Sound: Sound

Description: Released for the 6th war loan. Recounts the ordeal of one of the last letters written from Bataan. The letter, written in the last days of resistance, is found among the effects of a soldier killed in action. The words of the letter—the words of a man who had nothing to look forward to but defeat and captivity—implore those at home to work and fight harder than ever before. A poignant document

Complete Record: Dewey number: 940.539 Audience level: sh-c-adult Format/cost: 16-sd-loan Distributors / rental: Not shown in source

Metadata Source:Educational Film Guide 1946