Japanese propaganda newsreel, narrated in accented English. Fall of Hong Kong: Map shows Hong Kong and offensive from Kowloon to Hong Kong. Japanese artillery fired at British forces. Japanese attack over Hong Kong by artillery, by aircraft, and with landing forces. Explosions over targets from aircraft. British ships at sea under attack. Naval guns shell the island. Japanese troops on troop carriers ready for invasion of the mainland. Ships at sea. Mountains in the background. View of oil tanks on land. Japanese bombers in flight target ships and oil tanks. Pilot in bomber. Aerial view of Island and city. Smoke rises from oil tanks on Hong Kong. Artillery is fired. Ground forces scale ladders of an oil tank facility. (World War II period).
American military officers field test British Mark lV tank during World War I. British Mark lV tank drives through a house or other building. U.S. military officers look on during the demonstration.
Animated description: Battle of Ctesiphon in Iraq. Animation shows the position of Turk and British forces near Kut and the movement of British forces to south. Their attacking position to north. Animation of movement of Turk forces to north. (World War 1; WWI; WW1)
'Q' Boat 'Suffolk Coast' in the Atlantic Ocean. British crew at hidden deck gun. They adjust it. A sailor looks through binocular. Sailors load gun. They hide gun under false panels. Crew goes and lowers life boat. British Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander Auten, VC (Victoria Cross), DSC (Distinguished Service Cross) poses with other crew members. Crew of boat poses. (World War i; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British General Allenby preparing to enter Jerusalem during World War 1. The commander-in-chief talking to commanders of Allied detachments and attaches before the ceremonies. British army officer and diplomat T. E. Lawrence is seen talking to a colleague. Other soldiers stand nearby them holding guns in their hands. Officers stand on the platform. Soldiers gather in the field. Officer addressing the soldiers. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Two British soldiers enter a tunnel leading to a German observation post on the other side of a road in part of France, recaptured from the Germans, during World War One. A British soldier looks at the hood (bonnet) of a car parked in the middle of the road. The two soldiers, exploring the German tunnel, emerge from a hatch in the ground on the opposite side of the road. One climbs steel steps installed in a nearby tree, which is the observation post.
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