Japanese invasion of China. Chinese soldiers blow the trumpet. Young men march in a field. Young men register in the Army. Millions of young people answer the call to fight for China. Volunteers from south, north, east and west China to form the people's army. Men and women with their children leave to join the forces. Drumming sound. New recruits train and perform a drill to drum beats. Soldiers practice martial arts, rifle handling, and shooting. Others train to care for the sick and wounded. Women soldiers in uniform. They learn to fire a gun. Pilots crowd around an officer. Planes in the background. Men from other countries prepare to fight for China. U.S. Colonel Claire Chennault of the American Volunteer Group Flying Tigers, talks to his men. The Curtiss P-40 Warhawks with the shark face emblems take off. Chinese soldiers march. Japan: Japanese officials in a meeting. Japanese troops penetrate China along the rivers. They rebuild destroyed rail roads using slave labor. A map depicts the Japanese strategy of cutting off Chinese supply lines. Japanese warships blockade the coast with the aim to isolate China. Japanese occupied ports in China. Japanese warships and boats in a Chinese port. Gas plants, gun factories and planes. Indochina map: The narrow gauge railway from sea to Kunming and a truck road to Chungking. The camel trail from Russia across the Gobi Desert. The railroad from Rangoon to Lashio in Burma. (World War II period).
Kachin guerilla activity in Burma. Kachin troops in formation in the jungle area. An officer talks to the lined up guerilla soldiers. They practice rife shooting. A guerilla inspects his weapon. He removes a long dagger, inspects it and puts it back in the case. Young boys and men guerilla soldiers. (World War II period).
Air drops during World War II military operations in Burma. Supplies dropped over green hills and plains. Parachutes open as supplies descend. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Air views of the topography. Supplies descend to the ground. Aerial view as the parachutes open.
Supply air drops during military operations in Burma during World War 2. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Green plains and hills. The aircraft in flight. Air views of the topography. A barren air strip below.
Air drops during military operations in Burma during World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft flies over an air strip below. Green plains and hills. The aircraft makes parachute drops. Supplies dropped. Parachutes open as they descend. The C-47 in flight over hills. Tree covered hills. Air views of the topography.
Air drops during military operations in Burma in World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces (AAF) Douglas C-47 Skytrain in flight. The aircraft flies over an air strip below. Shadow of the C-47 on the barren strip. Green plains and hills. USAAF roundel on the aircraft wing. Air views of the topography. Tree covered hills and plains. The aircraft in flight over clouds.
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