General Tomoyuki Yamashita stands for trial in Manila, Philippines. Former Japanese Commander General Yamashita charged for several war crimes in World War II. Filipino spectators are searched before entering the court. General Yamashita in the court. American and Japanese flag on stage. Dignitaries on stage. Major General Russel Burton Reynolds opens the session. A Filipino woman swears an oath as a witness. Army prosecutor brings witnesses. A 10-year-old Filipina girl testifies that she was bayoneted in the arm and the back. Filipino businessman Francisco Lopez talks about the crimes done by the Japanese forces during the Battle of Manila.
The Filipinos weave ropes and make fish nets in Manila, Philippines. A Filipino weaves a rope and three men wearing hats help him. Another Filipino weaves ropes to make a fishing net. A big spool of rope. Two other men help him in making the fishing net. A young boy watches them. Huts in the background. A fishing fleet in Manila Harbor. Fishermen with fishing nets in the harbor. Horse wagons, trucks and other vehicles move on a street. Civilians cross the street. Buildings on either side of the street.
United States Army Air Corps pilot training at a Air Force Base in Manila, Philippines. Pilots lined up on airfield in front of Philippines Army Stearman PT-13 trainer aircraft. Stearman PT-13 trainers take off. Philippines Army Stearman PT-13 trainers fly in formation. One aircraft does looping in air.
Arrival of U.S. High Commissioner of the Philippines, Francis Sayre in Manila, Philippines during World War II. Crowd waiting for the arrival of Sayre. Welcome signs and banners held by people. Sayre and committee review troops. Troops in formation. Philippine President Manuel Quezon addresses the crowd. Sayre addresses a crowd. Troops, trucks and gun crews pass in front of the stand. Troops pass under a decorated gate.
U.S. troops fight the enemy in Manila, Philippines. U.S. 63rd Regiment troops battle toward Manila. Tanks fire on foothills in Manila. Troops advance through tall grass. Troops run in wooded area. Casualties' area treated. Mortar crew fires on enemy positions from top of hill. Troops advance behind tank in wooded area. Troopers fire rifles. Artillery shells bursts on hill. Trooper throws grenade on enemy position. U.S. 592nd Amphibious Engineers land on Carabao Island on April 16. Troops disembark from landing craft. Troops move along mountain road. Troops advance under cover of machine guns on mountain. Japanese caves blasted with TNT charges. Explosions on mountainside throw billows of smoke in air. U.S. 38th Division troops land at heavily fortified island of Fort Drum. (World War II; WWII;World War 2; WW2)
About events leading up to the independence of the Philippines. A map of the Philippines. Damaged buildings and debris in a city as men work to reconstruct buildings in Manila after World War II. Men milling about on a beach. A Roman Catholic Cathedral in the Philippines. Women grind rice grain. A painting of Admiral George Dewey of the U.S. Past events shows former President of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo talking to officials. American troops march. Decorated floats at a parade to mark the establishment of the commonwealth. Filipino women dressed in costumes participate in the parade. Filipino President Manuel L. Quezon during a session of the legislature. He reviews a parade.