The Canadian Army Newsreels - Six DVD Set and paper guide (also attached as a PDF). Featuring more than 20 hours of footage, this six DVD set contains 106 newsreels filmed and produced by the Canadian Army Film Unit during the Second World War. The front-line cameramen were soldiers first. In addition to camera instruction, they received infantry training and took guns into battle along with their 35 mm movie cameras to record the Canadian infantry in action. Their heroic efforts enabled them to scoop their British and American allies on the major events in Europe including the invasion of Sicily and the top story of the century – D-Day. The newsreels, popular in home front movie theatres, also feature the daily routines of the soldiers behind the lines, life on the home front in Canada and historic footage of politicians and generals from the Allied and Axis countries. The War Amps, in cooperation with the Library and Archives Canada (LAC) and veterans of the Canadian Army Film Unit, is making this complete set of Canadian Army Newsreels available to the public for the first time, as part of its Military Heritage Series. This collection holds an important place in Canada's history. The Canadian Army Newsreels are held in the vaults of the Library and Archives Canada. Those wishing to obtain newsreel footage for purposes other than research or private study may request permission from the Library and Archives Canada.