Development of U.S. Army fire power in the United States. Engraving “David and Goliath” by William Holl the Younger, emphasizing the sling as an extended weapon. Sketches of other examples, such as catapult, where a sling is employed as weapon. Sketch of sword and shield used in combat. A man aims with a crossbow. Another uses an English long bow. Drawings of progression of developments in artillery, from the earliest days. Illustrations of small arms developments. A man loads and fires a gun. Sketches of Continental Army using artillery during Revolutionary war, in America. Sketches of French soldiers using artillery in Napoleon's army. Drawings of weapons being used in the American Civil War. Soldiers load and fire cannons on a battlefield. A breach loading weapon. Photograph of Civil War era Union gun crew with field artillery piece. A mobile field gun with 25 small bore barrels. Colt 1883 Gatling Gun. Sketches of U.S. artillery being used in Spanish-American War.
Training of U.S. Army infantrymen in the United States. A newspaper headline reads ' infantrymen arrive in France'. The infantrymen are taught to advance on a battlefield. Recruits in New York's Rainbow Division are seen marching in the mud, at Camp Mills, Long Island, They undergo physical training at the camp. They learn to fire rifles and dig trenches. They inhabit a tent city at the camp. Scenes of Rainbow Division soldiers on a chow line at Camp Mills. After basic training, the soldiers board ships and trains for France. Loved ones give them a sendoff. Upon arrival in France, they are given a warm welcome.They resume training in France, until they are ordered to the Front. Scenes of U.S. infantry in trenches wearing gas masks and firing rifles. Tanks advancing across the trenches. View of the 7th Regiment World War I memorial statue in Central Park, New York City.
The second Kennedy-Nixon Presidential Debate in Washington DC, United States. Edward P. Morgan of ABC News asks Republican candidate U.S. Vice President Richard M. Nixon to comment on whether the United States was doing well in the Cold War. Nixon states that they were not doing as well as they should have in the Cold War because of the presence of the Communists on the international scene. He says that the Communist prestige in the world is lower than the American prestige. He comments on cost cuttings on programs like mutual security and defense by the Democratic Congresses. Democratic candidate Senator John F Kennedy disagrees with Nixon's statement that the Congress has not provided funds for national defense. He also disagrees on the question of U.S. position in the United Nations. He mentions that various reports of Congressional committees indicate that the relative strength of the U.S. compared to that of the Soviet Union and the Chinese Communists together has deteriorated in the past years. Alvin Spivak of United Press International asks Kennedy how the losing prestige can be regained, and programs accomplished without damaging economy. Kennedy talks about the breaking off of the sugar quota with Cuba, passing of an authorization, and the development of the Inter-American Bank. He states that the U.S. has looked at the needs of Latin America. He states that instead of concentrating aid on surplus military equipment in Laos, the aid should have been concentrated in long-term loans. He concludes that Americans should identify themselves not only with the anti-Communist fight but also with the fight against poverty and hunger. Nixon presents his views and states that along with the necessity for economic assistance, the need for technical assistance should also be developed. Americans should not only think in terms of fighting Communism but also in terms of the interests of these countries. He concludes and mentions American ideals of independence, right of freedom and right of progress.
Ernst Hanfstaengl (known as "Putzi"; an early friend of Adolf Hitler) sitting in an apartment in Berlin, Germany, smoking a long tobacco pipe as he shares lunch and conversation with Wolf-Heinrich Graf von Helldorf and a woman (possibly Ingeborg von Wedel Helldorf?). He shows them a sculpture of German Chancellor Adolf Hitler by German sculptor Josef Thorak, whom he says the couple will meet later that morning. Close-up view of the bust of Hitler. Hanfstaengl plays the piano for the couple, introducing the song as one he wrote called "The Heart of Song." Behind him, on a book shelf, is a bust of Paul von Hindenburg and a photograph of Adolf Hitler.
Invasion of France by Germany during World War II. Long column of German tanks advance along a road. German troops advance into a French town. Large number of German Army vehicles are marshaled in an open field. German soldiers sit in horse-drawn wagons that appear to be filled with camouflage materials.
BUF (British Union of Fascists) leader Oswald Mosley inspects members of fascist paramilitary group Blackshirts during East London Campaign on June 7, 1936. Members of Blackshirts parade along street and pass in review. Oswald Mosley reviews the parade and gives a salute of same type as Nazi German salute. Long column of members of Blackshirts along a street. Some carry Union Jack flags. British Bobby (police man) walking beside the marchers. Members of band beat drums. Groups of uniformed men and uniformed women Blackshirts parade.
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