The War Plans Division in Washington D.C during World War II. Folders on a table in an office. Inserts of individual folders marked with titles: China, India, Java, Libya, Australia, Philippines. A map of the Philippines, Japan, and surrounding countries on the table. Hands locate places on the map.
Japanese newsreel documenting fall of Corregidor, Philippines to attacking Japanese forces. Japanese Betty bomber flying overhead. Guns of a Japanese battleship. Japanese animated map showing Corregidor Island at entrance to Manila Bay and the location of Japanese amphibious assault on the island, during World War 2. Aerial view of Corregidor, from Japanese airplane. Aerial view of bombs striking Corregidor. Japanese troops moving from rocky shore, past obstacles, and climbing steep wooden stairs on Corregidor. One of the soldiers carries a flame thrower. Japanese soldiers engaged in firefights with defenders. Americans surrendering. Views of tattoo on sailor. Barrage balloon aloft nearby.U.S. Army Major General George F. Moore conversing with Japanese Commander. Japanese Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma enters a hut and sits with members of his staff, opposite U.S. Lieutenant General Jonathan Wainwright, Major General Moore, and another officer, to discuss terms of surrender.
A sign reads 'US Navy Sub Section Base' and insignia of PT Squadron is seen. (The mosquito insignia design was created by Disney animation studio artists for the "Mosquito Fleet" of PT boats -- squadron RON 3 stationed in the Philippines). U.S. Navy PT motor torpedo boat passing from repair dock. Man paints keel. A bridge and turret seen. United States flag seen. PT boat along the dock.
Agricultural progress motivated by the demands of World War II production in the United States. American farmer holding raw hemp for making rope. Farmers in Kentucky or Tennessee harvesting hemp to replace sources lost in the Philippines due to war in the Pacific. Hemp seed harvesting in southern states. A bag of hemp seed. Thick planting of the seeds yields straight, long fiber hemp plants. A boy on a farm stands next to tall hemp plants. A tall harvester attachment is seen cutting the hemp plants at harvest. Workers tie hemp plants in bundles and stack them for breaking. Hands of a man shown tearing and testing strong hemp fibers on a dried hemp plant stalk. Butter and milk bottles stacked closely in a cooler. Large metal bins of eggs are shown. Exterior view of a factory for egg drying. A tank truck parked outside the plant containing broken raw eggs to save space. Large dryers are shown producing a dried golden yellow powder from the eggs. Factory worker sits at a vibrating table that shakes and sifts the dried egg powder and loads it into bags. Scrambled eggs cooked in a pan over a stove. View of raw dozen eggs and packaged box of dried eggs side by side. The small box of one dozen eggs weighs only 5 ounces. View of a wooden barrel that holds the dried equivalent of 5000 eggs. Cows graze on a field. A milk tank truck parked at a drying factory. Cans of dried milk move on a factory assembly line. A machine applies a lid to each can. A wall of 15 gallon barrels of dried milk are shown, each containing the equivalent of 150 gallons of raw milk. Blocks of cheese shown in a dairy case display.
Aftermath of Pearl Harbor attack. People in Oahu, Hawaii, prepare to deal with more air attacks by Japanese. Armed U.S. soldier in sandbagged position, in Hawaii. The territorial governor of Hawaii, Joseph Poindexter, signing a declaration of Martial Law. Four thousand members of Oahu's Civil Defense Committee, dressed in dark bottoms and white tops, wearing steel helmets with "W" on them, standing at attention in formation on grounds of a stadium. Windows in all downtown shops taped to prevent flying glass. Sand bags surrounding a power substation. Huge quantities of barbed wire in a storage yard and strung along the beaches, along highways, around schools, and public buildings of Oahu. A man pushing a lawn mower between sandbagged defense positions in a residential neighborhood. Construction machinery digging defensive trenches. Bomb shelters being constructed of precast concrete. Air raid sirens installed and school children leaving their building and sheltering in deep trenches during a test. Very small children taking shelter in zig-zag trenches and donning gas masks. Huge assemblies of children, and of grownups, all donning gas masks. Little children being dressed in capsule-like "bunny mask" protective gear.One of them crying inside the covering. Crowds of women and children lined up on a veranda waiting to receive these "bunny masks." Military personnel, civilians, and school children, all carrying personal gas masks with them at all times. Innumerable old rubber tires saved in an open yard. Japanese-Americans donating blood to the American Red Cross and lined up to buy war bonds. Soldiers arresting a Japanese resident known to be an enemy agent. Boarded up shops of Japanese-Americans, who had been interned. Japanese-Americans removing all Japanese language signs from their areas. Language school buildings with closed signs. An empty and boarded-up Shinto temple. One Japanese-American replacing his cafe sign with one reading: "Keep 'Em Flying Cafe." U.S. Army troops posted on roadways. The Aloha Tower in camouflage paint. A Lurline steamship leaving port, and being replaced by warships. Prewar view of people enjoying Waikakee beach, and current view of two boys playing in sand near barbed wire barriers. City streets deserted at twilight, as blackout procedures take effect at dusk. Views of darkened homes and palm trees silhouetted against sky at dusk. The "ghost" of a sailor killed in World War II, stands in front of Arlington cemetery, Washington, DC, and converses with the ghost of a soldier killed in World War I. They discuss idealistic notions about ending wars for good. Displays of flags is seen, including: Australia; Belgium; Brazil; Canada; China; Costa Rica; Cuba; Czechoslovakia; Dominican Republic; England; Ethopia; Greece; Guatemala; Haiti; Honduras; India; Yugoslavia; Luxembourg; Mexico; The Netherlands; New Zealand; Nicaragua; Norway; Panama; The Philippines; Poland; Russia; El Salvador; South Africa; and the U.S.A. "V" created in the sky by a skywriting airplane.
OSS film from World War 2. Japanese declare war against United States during World War II. Japanese warships underway at sea as they fire broadsides. Japanese military and Naval officers at a press conference. An officer reads out the declaration of war with the United States to the press as newsmen take down notes. Japanese General Hideki Tojo announces the outbreak of hostilities. Crowds on street listen to the radio broadcast. Students parade down a street in Japan. Women bow in respect outside the Imperial Palace in Tokyo. An animated map shows the Japanese position in Indochina region including Singapore, Philippines.