A World War 2 training film in the United States about the means and importance of camouflage in a war. An observer studies an aerial photograph. Markings on a photograph. A drawing depicts the means of detecting an enemy installation as trucks leave marks on the road leading to the installation. It depicts how the traffic must be rooted past the installation. Soldiers at a map as they discuss and take down notes. A soldier puts up a sign on a tree that reads 'Keep on taped path', 'no smoking after sundown'. A soldier covers a truck with dry branches of a tree.
A training film in the United States about the means and importance of camouflage in World War II. An artillery piece being covered with leaves and branches. Aerial view of an area. A camouflaged net is used to conceal equipment. A jeep is concealed under crates near a shed. A reconnaissance aircraft in flight. Artillery being fired from a camouflaged position.
Mining process of coal in the United States. Coal loosened with the help of heavy machinery. A heap of coal in a coal seam. Small trains loaded with coal move on railroad tracks inside the coal seam.
Newsreel entitled "Babe Gets a New Bat." Shows American baseball legend Babe Ruth playing golf at a St. Petersburg Florida golf course in 1930 with his wife, the former Claire Hodgson. The couple exit clubhouse with unidentified man; pose for camera on a breezy, sunny day; Claire holds up flowers for Babe to smell; Babe takes first shot while others in the background watch; the Ruths walk across golf course. (NOTE: St. Petersburg was where Ruth's team, the New York Yankees, held spring training most of the time between 1925 and 1960.)
The Japanese train natives Borneo during World War 2. Borneo natives practice semaphore signaling. An officer standing in front of a chart instructs a group of natives. He looks through binoculars. The trainees take notes during instruction. A group of trainees in front of an officer on a ship. They disperse after the instructions and climb to various places aboard the ship. . Two climb up to a gun position, where they are seen using binoculars to scan the horizon. Another sends semaphore signals. One is seen looking through a telescope. View from below of one trainee high up in the ship's crow's nest. Scene shifts completely to ground view of several Japanese Aichi E13A (Jake) float planes in water's edge. Mechanics use a chain hoist to remove an aircraft engine from a Nakajima E8N float plane (Dave). Group of Japanese fliers, in flight gear, being briefed on a mission. Closeup of the fliers. They salute their commander. A Nakajima E8N Float plane taking off from the water. Closeup view from airplane tail of its trailing wake on takeoff. View of the float plane in shallow climb, with small mountain in the background. Closeup of pilot in cockpit of plane. Closeup of the float plane in flight.
U.S. 475th Infantry in Burma during the Burma Campaign of World War II. Chinese and U.S. soldiers with pack mules of the 35th Quartermaster pack train walk along a road. 475th Infantry soldiers march into Man-Tha, south of Bhamo. The soldiers are tired and sweating after a 18 mile march through a jungle.
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