Progress - U.S. Army
1957
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This video comes from "The Big Picture" Television Program Series created by the U.S. Army. The original description reads: "The Big Picture"reports on Army progress during the past year - This episode of "The Big Picture" presents a report to the Nation on the new United States Army taking shape and the accomplishments that are making it possible. With the coming of atomic weapons to the battlefield, armies as heretofore known have been rendered obsolete and inadequate. They must be considered a thing of the past. Skillfully edited, "Progress - U.S. Army," shows how old ideas are giving way to the onslaught of new capabilities, and out of the experimentation is being forged the new Army - an Atomic Army - bringing with it new concepts and fantastic weapons with which to fulfill its peacetime objective: A maximum capability to deter war. Narrated by Mr. Alexander Scourby and musically scored by the United States Army Field Band, "Progress - U.S. Army" is a particularly effective documentary on the Army of 1957.
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This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer.
National Archives Identifier: 2569638
Full Citation: Motion Picture 111-TV-369; Progress - U.S. Army; 1957; Motion Picture Films From "The Big Picture" Television Program Series, ca. 1950 - ca. 1975; Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Record Group 111; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/progress-us-army, May 6, 2024]Rights: Copyright Not Evaluated Learn more on our privacy and legal page.