Education
Teaching WWII Through Documentary Film
A classroom resource for high school and university educators
An Educator's Guide
Documentary film is one of the most effective tools for teaching history — not because it simplifies events, but because it makes them human. They Fight With Cameras brings students face to face with a man who was there: Walter Rosenblum, Signal Corps cameraman, D-Day survivor, witness to Dachau.
The film is 55 minutes. It is narrated by Liev Schreiber. It is endorsed by the USC Shoah Foundation. And it comes with a full documentary study guide designed for classroom use.
What Students Learn
The realities of combat photography — how Signal Corps cameramen operated under fire, what their mandate was, and why their names were never published.
D-Day from the inside — Rosenblum's photographs and letters bring June 6, 1944 out of the history books and into lived experience.
The liberation of Dachau — primary source testimony and photographic evidence, appropriate for high school and university levels.
The question of credit and memory — who gets remembered, who doesn't, and why it matters.
Resistance to fascism — the film's broader argument about what it means to bear witness.
Free Study Guide
The documentary study guide includes discussion questions, historical context, primary source analysis exercises, and curriculum connections for grades 9 through university. It is available as a free PDF download.
Host a Screening
Host a Screening at Your Institution Body: The film is available for educational screening at high schools, universities, museums, libraries, JCCs, and veterans organizations. Screenings can be arranged with or without post-film discussion support.