1935 - Triumph of the Will, by Leni Riefenstahl, was propaganda about the nationalizing experience of the 1934 Nazi party rally in Nuremberg
1938 - Inside Nazi Germany, by March of Time
1940 - Ramparts We Watch, by March of Time
1942 - Prelude to War, by Frank Capra, the first of the Why We Fight series, to teach recruits the reasons for fighting in World War II
1942 - Listen to Britain, by Humphrey Jennings, was a "symphony of sounds" of Britain at war.
1942 - Battle of Midway, by John Ford.
1943 - Report from the Aleutians, by John Huston, used color film to describe a bomber squadron,
1943 - Japanese Relocation, for the War Relocation Authority
1943 - The Autobiography of a Jeep, directed by Irving Lerner from Frontier Films, and written by Joseph Krumgold, for the OWI.
1943 - December 7th, by John Ford won an Academy Award in 1943 for Best Short Subject,
1944 - The Negro Soldier, by Frank Capra for the Army
1944 - Tunisian Victory, by Frank Capra, about the North African landings
1944 - Memphis Belle, by William Wyler
1945 - The Battle of San Pietro, by John Huston about the Demeber, 1943, battle in Italy.
1945 - Let There Be Light, by John Huston.
1945 - The True Glory, a British-American compilation film about the war from Normandy to Berlin from the viewpoint of the soldiers.
1945 - The Fighting Lady, by Louis De Rochemont for the Navy, about the USS Yorktown, commissioned 1943 as CV-10
1945 - To the Shores of Iwo Jima, a color compilation film from military cameramen