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Great Guns

An outline of the principles underlying gun production during World War II. The various types of guns used on world battlefronts are discussed. All the stages of production are shown, from the forging of steel to the packing of the completed weapon for shipment to the fighting fronts.
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An outline of the principles underlying gun production during World War II. The various types of guns used on world battlefronts are discussed. All the stages of production are shown, from the forging of steel to the packing of the completed weapon for shipment to the fighting fronts.

History - Canada - 1920-1945 War, Conflict and Peace - World War II Archival Films Industry and Commerce All subjects
  • producer
    Graham McInnes
  • camera
    Ernest Wilson
  • editing
    Helen Lewis

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