A convoy of German horse carts, far from town in Europe during World War I. A collapsed building. A man seated on the ruined building. A convoy of German horse carts pass on far side of town in the foreground.
Activities of U.S. soldiers of 32nd Division, 64th Brigade, 128th Infantry in Europe during World War I. US soldiers (Yanks) fire rifles. A party consisting of Sergeant F. H. Holmes, Sergeant E. Batough and Pvt. H. Grant, Co. E. 128th Infantry, attempt to locate snipers. The German lines are only 45 yards from this point.
The German failure in Europe during World War I. Abandoned German Art. Damaged German equipment and dead German soldiers lying on ground, which shows the German failure.
German failure in Europe during World War I. German Prisoners of War (POWs) march showing German failure in World War I. The wounded prisoners are sent to the rear.
American officers and soldiers at a U.S. Army encampment during World War I. Officers greet soldiers entering the camp. Donkeys tied up. American soldiers work in the background building what appears to be a barn for the animals. Brief scene at end of clip of a car arriving at destination on a city street with a small crowd of American soldiers and some curious children gathered to meet it.
Franklin D Roosevelt as Assistant Secretary of Navy during World War 1. United States soldiers aboard a transport ship leave for Europe (France) during World War I. View of young Franklin D. Roosevelt speaking. United States Army troops disembarking in France. Shipbuilding operations underway in the United States. Views of partially completed warship hulls in a line at a shipyard. World War 1 trench fighting scenes. Soldiers fire guns and throw hand grenades. Views of American and German troops engaging in battle. Explosions and dirt flying. Soldiers taking cover in protection of trench. Germans fire machine gun. Many short views of First World War combat. A biplane aircraft falls after being shot down and crashes into the earth. Battle scenes with body of soldier falling back into a trench and a Renault FT tank approaching a trench line. Narrator indicates Roosevelt keeps track of the United States forces and went to France to meet General Foch. U.S. Navy 12 inch gun mounted on rail platform fires.