The U.S. Secret Service Operators on the USS George Washington ship leaving for Europe for the Paris Peace Conference. These include Joseph E. Murphy, John J. Fitzgerald, Edmund W. Starling, Walter G. Ferguson, John D. Syle, John L. Sullivan, W. A. Landvoight. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Footage during the Second Italian-Ethiopian war (also Second Italo-Abyssinian War). Ethiopian Air Force officers, in uniform, wearing flyer's wings, discuss a map of the area. Close view of famous African American pilot John C. Robinson, also known as the "Brown Condor" and regarded years later as the father of the Tuskegee Airmen. Robinson, a native of Mississippi, commanded the Ethiopian Air Force after volunteering his services to Haile Selassie. Robinson is seen speaking with Ethiopian pilots. Military vehicle in the background. The fliers converse among themselves.
People work in steel factory in Europe. The Marshall Plan advances in Europe after the end of World War 2. People watch the facts and figures of the steel production after war. A map shows Walcheren, Netherlands. People work in the fields and restore farm activity in Walcheren. A farmer drives tractor in the field. People using a crane in their work of rebuilding the dykes and revitalizing the area. Men working in the farm fields in Turkey, in the South East of Europe. They harvest crops and attend meetings to learn of improved farming techniques.
During World War I (and near timeframe of Russian Revolution of 1917), view of Russian General Lavr Kornilov and Minister of War Alexander Kerensky coming down through stairs in Petrograd, Russia. They salute and greet other officers, some Russian and some French, including General Joseph Joffre. Russian and French Troops marching. Russian and French Generals review troops.
British troops firing an 18 pounder field piece. A battery of 18 pounders lined up and firing near a tree line. Each gun rolls back from recoil after firing. British 18 pounder artillery firing from variety of places, including covered entrenched positions; open field positions; and camouflaged positions. A British 127mm (60 pounder) heavy field artillery piece being fired. British BL 6 inch 26cwt howitzers being fired. Field artillery firing in salvos from hidden positions. A field piece firing from a barn. A 9.2" BL Mk1 Siege Howitzer firing. A battery of 60pdr Mk1 Field Guns firing from behind a berm. British 18 pounders firing in a field. A 9.2" Railway Mounted Gun firing. A battery of British 8-inch howitzers firing. Troops digging trenches near bodies of fallen soldiers. Artillery troops moving field artillery by horses. A British siege mortar firing. Explosions in no-mans-land from artillery. Troops taking a meal break in a trench. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
Turkey declares War and formally enters World War 1, on November 4, 1914. Turkish military Governor of Palestine, Djemal Pasha, and ministers are seen leaving the government building in Jerusalem. Turkish mobilization begins. People show enthusiasm. Crowds are seen including a few soldiers, some on horseback, and people beating drums and marching with massed flags.
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