USS Block Island loaded with P-47 Thunderbolts arrives in Belfast, Ireland. Tugs tow the ship in a channel. P-47 Thunderbolt fighter planes on the deck of USS Block Island. The ship near the pier.
Invasion of Iwo Jima by U.S. forces in World War II. A United States BB (battleship) shells the beach. Mount Surabachi being attacked by shell fire. Smoke rising from Mount Surabachi and island. Coastline of Iwo Jima. A United States DD (destroyer) fires toward the island. Smoke rises in the background.
Battle of Wake Island and Santa Cruz Island in Pacific Theater during World War II. F4F aircraft take off aboard the United States aircraft carrier Saratoga SBD dauntless takes off aboard Saratoga. A 500 pound bomb under the wing of SBD dauntless aircraft. Planes parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, a TBF avenger pushed backwards by men.
'Men at Timo' shows how the Australian troops managed to recapture the island of Timor during World War II. A map of Timor. Australian soldiers cut off by friendly forces and bypassed by the war as they hide in jungles in Timor. Men eat and bathe. They engage in guerrilla warfare against the Japanese forces. Injured soldiers on litters. Men construct a radio transmitter and contact Darwin. They give a proof of their identity and get supplies in return. A portion of native population is won over by Australian currency and civil is instigated. Australian troops look at a map. Natives flee villages due to a civil war. Australian soldiers praised by the Company Commander. Island is recaptured by Australian guerrillas, spear and fire stick wielding natives. Smoke rises from huts as natives leave.
U.S. ships battle enemy during the Pacific campaign of World War II. The battleships fire rockets in distant background during a night battle. A landing craft moves through water between the ships. Marines go down a net into a boat. LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel) loaded with marines ready to leave the side of a ship. American flag flies from LCVP. A photographer in the boat as itheads for a beach. Camouflaged destroyer underway. Main battery on the ship fires guns. Twin 5 inch gun barrels fire. Shells strike near the shoreline. The landing craft heads for the beach during invasion. LSMR (Landing Ship Medium Rocket) fires rockets at the beach. The island partially obscured by smoke arising from rocket explosions. Camouflaged cruiser class ship fires. Explosions on beach of island. Destroyer fires. Three planes in flight over water. Marines look skyward. Formation of aircraft in the sky. Rockets and bombs explode in the beach area. Destroyer underway is firing guns. Landing crafts underway in all directions in water. LCVP underway. The photographer in a landing craft takes pictures. An LCVP hits the beach. Marines disembark from the landing craft. They move inland past debris and hide behind dunes. 155mm howitzer is fired. Dead body of a Japanese soldier.
Earth moving equipment on Pacific islands. A rough terrain and a later view of the same area as an airfield is constructed by equipment. Airplanes fly over a Japanese island. Beaches and pontoon bridges. Steel meshes are laid for construction of airstrips on Bougainville and in the Aleutians. An aircraft lands. Airplanes take off from a runway constructed by earth moving equipment.
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