U.S. Secretary of War Henry Lewis Stimson in his office in Washington during World War II. Stimson seated at his desk. He holds a document.
U.S. Army Air Force( USAAF ) Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report in the United States. Seated at a desk in his office Brigadier General Lauris Norstad presents a report on the working of the 20th Air Force in Tokyo, Japan. He gives the report on behalf of USAAF General Henry Arnold. He details information in context to the eight day period of the bombing of Tokyo by the United States Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortresses. He talks about the buildings and the areas damaged by the bombing. He speaks about the overall damage and economy loss caused due to the bombardment. (World War II period).
A film titled: 'Invasion' shows a man seated at a desk in the United States. Three military analysts - Hansom Baldwin, Schubert and MacKenzie are seated at the desk along with the man. The man asks them questions about the Allied invasion of Europe. They explain their theories on the best way to invade Europe. Their explanations are followed by animation of the invasion moves. Baldwin states that bombing strategies of the Allies can prove to be a major factor in the decline of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler. Animated map shows air raids on German positions. A discussion about the best invasion route is carried out. (World War II period).
The Allied invasion of Europe in World War II. Allied tanks parked on a field. Ammunition, equipment and war materials stacked on the ground. Men working nearby. Trucks, ambulances and other military vehicles parked. German Chancellor Adolf Hitler, German Field Marshal Wilhelm Bodewin Gustav Keitel and Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini standing near a table. They discuss a map. Meeting of the combined American and British Chiefs of Staff.
The working of the Army Service Forces in the United States. Exterior of the Pentagon building in Washington DC. Commanding General of Army Service Forces Brehon B. Somervell speaks with Army Service Forces staff officers. A flag with the emblem of the Quarter Master Corps. Men working inside a building. They pack supplies for shipment. Crates stacked in a building. Chiefs of Staff and staff members of the Chemical Warfare, Signal Corps, Ordnance, Engineers, Surgeon General and Transportation Corps discussing. Interior of the Army Map Service draft room. Maps rolling off presses. Officers discussing. Supplies being loaded onto a ship.
The production of war materiel and supplies for soldiers and sailors in the United States during World War II. Newspaper headlines read: '1942 income 117 billions'. Men working in war production factories. Manufacture of aluminum and steel for the war effort. Sheet of aluminum rolling down conveyor in factory. View of assembly floor in a production plant building bomber aircraft. Brass being processed in factories, and hands of a worker sifting through new bullet casings in an ammunition factory. Use of copper exemplified in engine wiring and telephone communications applications. Steel being forged in factory. War ship being launched and a new Liberty ship SS Richard Bassett being launched from ship building slips on May 22, 1942. Tanks being built in a factory. Elevated view of many wood army barracks being built at an army base or camp. Then a view of homes being built as housing for war production workers. Lumber operations underway and coal miner in coal mines. A chart depicts the last year's production goals and then animated chart showing the production goals for the coming year shooting sky high. A sign on a door reads: 'Lt. Gen Brehon Somervell, Commanding General, ASF'. Lt. General Somervell seated at a desk in his office. He talks about engineers and technicians working for the U.S. Army and making materials go further to do more jobs than ever before.
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