Royal Air Force 33 Squadron in Tunisia, North Africa during World War II. A British bomber aircraft in flight. Aerial view of the city. A harbor being bombed. Smoke rises due to explosion. Bomb explodes. Aerial view of the harbor and damaged ships. Aerial view of burning harbor and ships.
A British film which demonstrates the use of various equipment against beach obstacles during World War II in Great Britain. A boat underway in water. The boat approaches a pole in the water. Mountains in the background. Percussion pole charge is fired against underwater obstacles. Water splashes due to firing. The boat passes through a splash of water.
British ship South Goodwin submerges into water in the Atlantic Ocean. A light ship South Goodwin sinking. The ship tilts on one side. The ship submerging in water. Two men wearing headphones at controls. HMS Romola R class Destroyer underway at sea. 'Romola' written on the ship. The crew members on the deck of the ship. The rescued men from South Goodwin approach a raft. The men on the raft underway. The crew members on the deck. The ship tilts on one side as it sinks.
Landing maneuvers of the United States troops in North Africa during World War II. Fire from the deck of a Destroyer. A convoy underway. Airplanes fly overhead. U.S. Marines exit from a landing craft and run through water to the beach. Tanks leave barge and head for the shore. U.S. soldiers run inland from the beach. A map of Mediterranean Theater. Native North African Vichy French soldiers parade in Casablanca. Feet of soldiers as they march. Animated map of Mediterranean Theater as a pointer indicates location of Oran. French Navy ships in the harbor of Oran are blown up by British attack to prevent Nazi German forces from taking over the French ships.
Formation of Israel in May 1948 and events leading up to it. October 1947: Jewish refugees from Europe aboard two ships arriving in Palestine, only to be turned away by British authorities and sent to internment in Cyprus. They get off from the ship Cyprus. A Jewish woman with her child at the dock. A sign reads 'United Nations Palestine Commission'. Delegates seated in a hall debating about the partition of Palestine between the Jews and the Arabs. Destroyed houses and buildings in Haifa after fighting between Israeli and Arab forces. Jewish troops holding guns walk on the ruins of building. The dead Jewish people on street. The troops stand in a group. Captured Arab prisoners in the Negev desert area, being directed by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF). The prisoners with their hands up enter a vehicle. Cars and people on a street with a traffic circle in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, enters a building on May 14, 1948, to be installed as leader of the new government. The Jewish soldiers stand holding guns. A flag of Israel flutters in the air on a flag pole. United Nations soldiers stand holding a white flag and join Israeli troops in recovering bodies of Israeli soldiers killed in ongoing skirmishes with Arab forces. The troops stand on a border. President of Israel Chaim Weizmann, a Jewish patriot, walks with officials. Soldiers stand on the side. The Israel delegates go to the United Nations and seek for Israel to be admitted to the United Nations. Delegates seated in hall. Middle Eastern Arab country representatives of the UN walk out of the hall in protest after Israeli receives the vote admitting it to the UN. The empty seats of the Arab countries. The new state of Israel is born. Flags are raised at the UN including the flag of Israel. People cheer and celebrate. From a July 2, 1964 newsreel of "Yesterday's Big Story".
British Indian Army 19th Infantry Division beachhead in Kwauk-Myaung area, Burma during World War II. The troops near a cemetery. The troops on a boat cross Irrawaddy River near Singu. The troops on the boat talk amongst themselves while they cross the river. Natives on other side of the river. The troops in a jeep drive down a muddy road. Insignia of the United States on the jeep.
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