United States soldiers marches south from Tarlac to Manila. Map of Manila and surrounding areas under United States control. A sign reads “Notice Picking Flowers Absolutely Prohibited”. Soldiers crawl under a hole in a wall. A skirmish rages in Rizal Stadium (Rizal Memorial Sports Complex, Adriatico St, Malate, Maynila, 1004 Kalakhang Maynila), a baseball stadium in Malate, Manila. Soldiers walk on streets of Escolta, the business district of Manila. They cross a bridge on a waterway. They move on tanks in the field and pass a waterway. Animated map shows captured parts of Manila. Soldiers in the wrecked stadium. Soldiers fire in the stadium. Smoke arises due to firing. Soldiers walk on the street. Buildings and houses along the sides of the street. Soldiers fire on the street. Dead soldiers on the street. Dead body of a soldier near barricades. (World War II period).
U.S. Army 1380th Engineers lay a pipe line at Manila Harbor in Manila Bay, Philippines during World War II. The engineers lay the pipes together. The engineers at work in Manila Bay. Fuel tanks and other equipment on the land. The engineers and soldiers walk down the land as the pipe lines are laid together. The engineers pump diesel oil and gasoline mixture into the pipeline. They ignite the mixture using a motor. Fumes rise up as the mixture ignites. A Japanese soldier comes out of a pit. A patrol team catches him. The team questions him. Military ships carry infantry and engineers at Fort Drum, El Fraile Island in Manila Bay. Troops walk down a ramp at Fort Drum. A pipe line hose is set into a vent. A mixture of oil and explosives is pumped into this pipeline. Slow burning fuel, grenades and other explosives lowers into the vent by the engineers. The troops guard the engineers at work. The engineers set up a timer and the troops leave the land. Explosions take place. Smoke rise up from the island.
Filipino women and girls greet United States soldiers in Bulacan, near Manila, Philippines during World War II. Soldiers stand beside a sign that reads 'Manila'. Filipino girls place flowers on the helmets of U.S. soldiers. The soldiers wave to Filipino natives on the road to Manila. A Filipino girl places flowers in soldiers' helmets. Soldiers playfully put flowers on top of Filipino girl’s head. A sign reads ‘Bigaa’ and 'Manila'. Soldiers aboard a jeep cross a river in a native ferry.
Japanese occupation of Philippines in World War 2 and beginning of colonial rule by Japan during the war. Japanese victory march at Luneta Park in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Slide in Filipino reads “Ang parada ng mga Hukbo ng Hapon sa Luneta alang-alang sa kanilang malalaking mga tagumpay” (“The Japanese Army’s parade in Luneta to celebrate their immense victories” in English). Japanese tanks in a row in Luneta Park (Ermita, Manila, 1000 Metro Manila). Soldiers blow bugles. Soldiers near the tanks. Japanese Army General Masaharu Homma on a horse followed by other men. They ride past soldiers on foot going in the opposite direction. The General reviews the troops. Cavalry units pass in review. The General salutes. Army vehicles pass in review. Soldiers in formation. Aircraft in flight. Army vehicles roll past cheering crowds standing at roadsides. People wave small Japanese flags. The vehicles move across the Ayala Bridge over the Pasig River. Sign over bridge reads “Welcome General Homma Welcome”.
Invasion of Manila, Philippines by Japanese troops during World War II. Faces of individual Japanese soldiers in the Philippines. Panorama of the Manila Bay. Mountains in the foreground. Japanese soldiers in Manila. Animation of Bataan Peninsula with routes of Japanese troops.
A film about events leading up to the independence of the Philippines. A boat underway off the coast of Manila Bay, Manila, Philippines. A diver puts on a mask aboard the boat. The diver being lowered into the water to search for coins part of the Philippine Commonwealth treasury before World War II. The diver underwater. A heap of Commonwealth period Philippine Peso coins.
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