Documentary titled 'To the Shores of Iwo Jima' about the American attack on Iwo Jima. Map shows location of Iwo Jima Island near Japan, Japanese defense lines and the American front lines. U.S. Navy forces attack on the island. Planes from carriers take off to drop bombs at Japanese targets on the island. Scenes of heavy shelling on enemy's beach installations. U.S. Navy forces head towards the beach in the initial assault. Troops debark from landing craft onto the beach. Soldiers pinned down due to heavy enemy fire. Navy corpsmen carry wounded soldiers on litters.
Shows the Battle off Samar which was the central action of the Battle of Leyte Gulf. It took place in the Philippine Sea off Samar Island near the island of Leyte in the Philippines on October 25th 1944. U.S. air forces launch a counterattack on the enemy's ground forces. Animated map shows heavy battle between Allied naval-air forces and Japanese naval-air forces. Allied AA guns fire at Japanese kamikaze suicide dive bombers. One of the dive bombers strikes USS St Lo (CVE-63). View of U.S. Navy aircraft on carrier deck in flames. Narrator indicates the St. Lo was sunk. Views from some miles away of smoke pouring from U.S. aircraft carrier. The results of the battle shows heavy damage inflicted to the Allied naval fleet.
Shows U.S. Army 139th Infantry troops taking cover from enemy fire in trenches near Verdun, France. Troops fire their rifles from behind the cover.
A stricken German observation aircraft is seen falling in a flat spin, as photographed from a trench at Cuperly,France on July 19th,1918. It is lost from sight below the crest of the trench. French and American troops gather around the downed plane, as French medical personnel treat the German pilot, who has survived the crash. They carry him away. Meanwhile many French and American military personnel examine the downed German biplane which is powered by an exposed 6 cylinder in line engine and has large ailerons on upper wings.It is equipped with a Parabellum MG 14 machine gun. French Aviator Raymond Vamier, who shot down the plane, poses near its wreckage.
Shows U.S. 305th and 306th Infantry, 77th Division approaching Longueval (France) under heavy enemy artillery fire on their drive from Vesle to the Aisne on September 5th, 1918. U.S. medical corps give first aid to wounded troops under heavy enemy fire. General Pershing decorates U.S. 42nd Divison troops at Bagneux (France).
A U.S. soldier gets the enemy's range and notes down the coordinates for artillery shelling near Beaumont in France. U.S. 7th Field Artillery guns are fired.
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