The film opens with newsreel footage of a meeting between German chancellor Adolf Hitler and Italian Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and his son Vitorio. The strength of enemy armies in Asia and Europe is discussed, as is the need to keep Russia, an ally of the Americans, out of a two-front war. Captured footage filmed by Japanese cameramen of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941, is presented. Following this, the film examines how the Japanese expanded their empire to include Burma, Java and Indochina. The expansion is analyzed in terms of the strategic gains the territorial acquisitions provide to Japan, and it is concluded that the military bases established in these countries give Japan a safety network that guarantees its security. America's enemy to the east, the Germans, are also seen expanding their influence and strengthening their already battle-hardened army. In evaluating Germany's territorial acquisitions, the film indicates that Germany lacks little in the way of resources needed to manufacture arms. At home, the U.S. Army, under the command of General Dwight David Eisenhower, is credited with supporting its allies in Europe by replacing war machinery through the "lend-lease" program. The film examines the American Air Force tactical force, which is being employed to support ground fighting. This takes place while the Air Force operates against the enemy's interior, attacking factories and breaking the soldiers' morale. German war plants are said to have been selected for Allied attack, and it is reported that one million tons of bombs have already been dropped on these locations. In contrast to the European situation, America's allies in China are said to be unable to support a war machine because they are not industrialized and therefore require shipments of materials from the United States. A discussion of the logistics of Allied amphibious attacks follows, including the landing at Salerno, Italy. The film contains a speech by Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson, in which he states that the Allied attack on Sicily should serve as a "fine example of the tasks ahead." After reporting on the American troops who have been captured by Japanese soldiers and are being held on the island of Corregidor, in the Philippines, the film concludes with footage of the Moscow conference.
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