In this thumbnail sketch of the Women's Auxiliary Army Corps, viewers get a patriotic glimpse into the role of women in the military. In 1942, the WAAC began as a temporary pool of women serving their country as clerks, typists, drivers, and cooks. A year later, the "auxiliary" part was dropped, allowing women to work in any capacity except combat. The WAC, originally intended to disband six months after the war, proved valuable enough to live on. The video breezes through sound bite interviews with former WAC military personnel, archival footage of khaki-skirted regiments, and propaganda posters featuring glamour-WACs with long lashes and red lips. All this is adequate, but not especially gripping. The abbreviated interviews fail to capture the motivation of the women who were attracted to military life, or the daily drama of women at war. The dissolution of WAC in 1978--and the desegregation of women in military life--is viewed as positive or negative by the interviewees, who get about two seconds to state their opinion. Overall, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory is heavy on nostalgia but light on substance. Too bad, because the topic deserves deeper treatment. Not recommended. Aud: J, H, C, P. (A. Laker)
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
(1995) 30 min. $24.95. Dane Hansen Productions. PPR. Color cover. ISBN: 1-57031-006-8. Vol. 11, Issue 4
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
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