the Soviets Tried to Seize Finland Again & the Finns Resisted
At the beginning of WWII, the Soviets attacked Finland. Later, after 1940, the Finns fought the Continuation War (with the Germans against the Soviets) and then the Lapland War against the Germans (if I understand this bit of history correctly). An interesting show about the first of this series of Finland against all comers, broken into 10 minute sections in order, top to bottom.
For us, the American ideal is personified in the concept of self-reliance, work ethic, honesty/forthrightness, decency, personal property rights, family, religion, an ability to defend oneself from criminals and crooked politicians, and personal responsibility.