Views of the Chateau of Franc-port located close to the forest at Rethondes, near the town of Compiègne, where the German delegation was lodged during the World War 1armistice negotiations. On November 8, 1918, a steam locomotive pulls Marshal Foch's train through the railroad station in Compiègne, on the way to the armistice negotiations. Later, on November 11, 1918, after the Armistice is signed, the train is seen as it returns and slows to a stop at the station, in Compiègne. The train bears the name: " Compagnie Internationale Des Wagon-Lits Et Des Grands Express Europeens." Several cars of the train are seen close up, including the voiture-restaurant and dining car number 2419 D, in which the armistice was actually signed. Several French soldiers are seen inside the train, and looking out its windows. A large group of French troops pose and celebrate in front of the train, parked in the station.
The series 'The Big Picture' talks about armored combat training at Fort Irwin and the National Training Center (NTC) in Mojave, California. A rocket is launched. Artillery mounted on a tank is fired. Helicopters land. Soldiers fire guns. Master Sergeant Stewart Queen speaks about 6 weeks armored combat training that includes tank firing and maneuvering. A trainee writes a letter to his parents. The trainees get into buses. The buses are driven to Camp Irwin. Mountains near the training center. A board reads 'Headquarters the armored combat training center Camp Irwin California'. Cars driven on a road. The tanks fire at a firing range. The trainees march. The trainees enter a service hall. Colonel Holmes gives an orientation lecture. The trainees sit and listen. They are taken in trucks to a gunnery range. They jump out of the trucks. They attend a lecture on a training program. The trainees march. The tanks lined up in the background. The trainees are lectured on what not to do near the tanks. Firing from the tanks. The trainees observe. They check oil in the engine of a tank. Wheels of the tanks.
Denver and Rio Grande Western train passes through Colorado,United States. Sedan loaded with luggage, on top, drives along dirt road. View of James Peak Route from a moving Denver and Rio Grande Western train. Train passes a hut. Passengers look through the windows of a train. View of Dotsero Cutoff. Eagle river flows through mountains. Passengers enjoy the scenic beauty from a moving train. Man fishes with rod and reel in a river and catches a fish. He displays his catch, a creel full of fish. Passengers eat in dining car of the train during the journey.
Soviet female engineer inspects the Moscow Metro train. Soviet female engineer as she inspects the train. Train leaves a station. Female engineer in train. Train running underground. Friends of female engineer greet her as train arrives at a station.
A film on the recruitment of women in the United States Armed Forces. The training of the women Marines. The training camp for female marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. A sign board at the camp reads: 'Headquarters Marine Corps Women's Reserve Schools'. A train passing on the railroad station. Women Marines arriving for their "boot camp" training from all over the country. They come out of the train with their personal belongings. A woman playing with a dog. The Marines board a truck and arrive at the training camp. 'USMC' written on the truck. Women walking towards the building. A man and some women seated at a desk and discussing. Exterior of a building at Camp Lejeune. Marines inside the building. A sign board reads: 'General Physical Exams'. The physical and medical examination of the Marines being undertaken. Eye sight test of the Marines. A doctor checking the blood pressure of a woman Marine. Their fingerprints are taken. A Marine posing for a identity photograph. Identity cards being issued to them. Uniforms and shoes being issued to the women Marines. Men taking measurements for uniforms. An officer addressing the women Marines seated on chairs inside a classroom. The Marines take notes. They march in formation on a parade ground. A man giving instructions to them. A woman serving as a drill instructor and instructing the women Marines. The Marines march in formation. Trees in the background. A U.S. flag flying atop a flag pole. A bell rings and the drill instructor blows a bugle. The women Marines in barracks. They rest on their beds. A woman writing a letter.
Wounded British soldiers being unloaded from ships in the United Kingdom early during World War 2. Wounded soldier being loaded onto a passenger train at a train station platform. Winston Churchill with Prime Minister Chamberlain leave Westminster Abbey. Crowd of citizens awaits out front and and the Queen Mother with King George VI leave Westminster Abbey. British men disassembling iron fences in a British park and piling them up, presumably to be melted down and transformed into armament for the war effort. People working in factories in England during World War II. Artillery barrels or ship guns being manufactured . Newly completed rilfes lined up in a factory. War production workers in an ammunition factory producing bullets and more arms and weapons for British war effort. New British soldier recruits at a training camp begin training for military servcie. British men and a woman seen receiving rifle training in prone position, practicing how to fire rifles at targets. A man hits a golf ball aloft and then he and others standing nearby quickly grab rifles and attempt to fire at the ball, as practice training for firing at German paratroopers in the sky in the event of invasion.
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