Japanese bombers attack Lanzhou, China during Second Sino-Japanese War (World War II). Japanese pilots board bombers after briefing. Bombers take off and in flight. Japanese pilots on deck of carrier underway. Formation of Japanese bombers drop bombs over ground targets in Lanchow. Animated map highlights the target. Smoke billows up from explosions.
Japanese army captures Shao-chow, China during World War II. Animated map depicts Guilin in Guangxi, some towns in Hunan, and Guangdong provinces. Japanese troops march across rural areas. A damaged bridge. Japanese troops on barges. Japanese troops fire artillery guns on field. Japanese troops advance into the city and on streets. Troops capture the city.
A film titled 'A time for peace' about the United States President Richard Nixon's visit to Asia and Europe. An aircraft with a sign on the fuselage that reads 'The spirit of 72'. Aircraft taxis after landing in Peking, China. President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon get off the aircraft. Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai greets the President. Officials greet the President. An honor guard salutes the President as a band plays.
White Nazi civilians being marched out of Ward Road Jail (Now called Tilanqiao prison, Hongkou Qu, Shanghai Shi) by American Military Police in Shanghai, China after World War 2. Arrested Nazi civilians board a truck with Military Police. Military policeman speaks to Nazi civilian onboard truck. Nazi civilian smokes cigarette inside truck. Military policeman sits on passenger seat in truck. Military police truck drives on the road in Shanghai.
British Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser on deck of the HMS Swiftsure, a Minotaur-class light cruiser of the British Royal Navy, in Shanghai. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser speaks to British officer onboard. Admiral Sir Bruce Fraser speaking with other British Navy officers and laughing onboard HMS Swiftsure. Various ships in the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China.
Japanese 9th Division regular army troops marching outside a compound in Shanghai, China. Soldiers with bayonets sit on top of a moving truck. Soldiers hold a Japanese flag while sitting on top of supplies from a moving truck. Japanese soldiers cross the Huangpu Creek bridge. Soldiers with bayonets marching in the International Settlement of Shanghai. Kenkichi Ueda, Commander in Chief of the Japanese Imperial Army standing in front of a barracks. General Ueda and soldiers enter the barracks together. Soldiers firing artillery at Shanghai. Shanghai being bombarded. Japanese gunners pull artillery back into place with ropes after recoil drives cannon backwards. An artillery fires more shells. A burning house. Japanese soldier riding a motorcycle with sidecar. A Japanese soldier uses a pair of binoculars. Thick smoke forms over Shanghai. Japanese soldiers running in Shanghai. Soldiers running past a tank. Type 87 Model 25 Vickers Crossley "Dowa" armored car equipped with two Vickers 303 machine guns moving down street. Inside view of Type 87 Model 25 armored car. Japanese soldiers firing with machine guns next Type 87 Model 25. A dead Chinese man lying on the snow. Japanese soldiers firing with machine guns beside a tank. Japanese soldiers standing on a bridge. Japanese soldiers capture Chinese spies dressed as women and farmers. Two Japanese soldiers support an injured comrade. Chinese captives kneeling beside Japanese soldiers at train depot. Chinese refugees leaving Shanghai on foot. Chinese locals stand on boats sailing out of Shanghai. Panicking crowds leaving Shanghai en masse.