Japanese invasion of China. Chinese soldiers blow the trumpet. Young men march in a field. Young men register in the Army. Millions of young people answer the call to fight for China. Volunteers from south, north, east and west China to form the people's army. Men and women with their children leave to join the forces. Drumming sound. New recruits train and perform a drill to drum beats. Soldiers practice martial arts, rifle handling, and shooting. Others train to care for the sick and wounded. Women soldiers in uniform. They learn to fire a gun. Pilots crowd around an officer. Planes in the background. Men from other countries prepare to fight for China. U.S. Colonel Claire Chennault of the American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers, talks to his men. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawks with the shark face emblems take off. Chinese soldiers march. Japan: Japanese officials in a meeting. Japanese troops penetrate China along the rivers. They rebuild destroyed rail roads using slave labor. A map depicts the Japanese strategy of cutting off Chinese supply lines. Japanese warships blockade the coast with the aim to isolate China. Japanese occupied ports in China. Japanese warships and boats in a Chinese port. Gas plants, gun factories and planes. Indochina map: The narrow gauge railway from sea to Kunming and a truck road to Chungking. The camel trail from Russia across the Gobi Desert. The railroad from Rangoon to Lashio in Burma. (World War II period).
Supplies dropped at the OSS (Office of Strategic Services in Kachin, Burma. Supplies are parachute dropped over the jungle area. View of supplies with parachutes dropped from a plane overhead. The supplies descend and fall on the ground below. Parachutes opening. The aircraft drops supplies.
Supplies dropped at the OSS (Office of Strategic Services in Kachin, Burma. Supplies are parachute dropped over the jungle area. Supplies with parachutes dropped from a plane overhead. Supplies descend and fall on the ground below. Parachutes opening. The aircraft drops supplies.
Locals in Kachin village, Burma. Villagers lay out their catch to dry in the jungle area. Men, women and children gathered around. The fish catch in a basket. Fishermen and women la out their catch on banana leaves to dry in the sun. A man looks at the fish laid out. Men seated at a table.
Kachin guerilla activity in Burma. Kachin troops in formation in the jungle area. An officer talks to the lined up guerilla soldiers. They practice rife shooting. A guerilla inspects his weapon. He removes a long dagger, inspects it and puts it back in the case. Young boys and men guerilla soldiers. (World War II period).
Air drops during World War II military operations in Burma. Supplies dropped over green hills and plains. Parachutes open as supplies descend. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Air views of the topography. Supplies descend to the ground. Aerial view as the parachutes open.
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