Animated map shows arrow pointing to Blue Beach on Angaur Island during World War II. United States soldiers, probably with the 321st regiment, 81st Infantry Division, hunker down on the beach. Burned trees and debris on the ground. A soldier tucks in his shirt. Soldiers advance slowly, with one of them using a flamethrower to burn a Japanese position. A fighter flies over an advancing amphibious tracked vehicle. Aerial view showing landing craft at Red Beach. Demolition teams carry satchel charges to Japanese foxholes. Explosion of satchel charge. Sign hanging reads “CIC” (Combat Intelligence Center). Soldiers waiting for Japanese soldiers to come out of hole. Soldiers shooting at Japanese positions with machine guns and flamethrowers at the same time. Smoke rises from the body of a dead Japanese soldier.
Aerial view of a mountain and clouds in Koror, Palau during a United States bombing mission in World War II. United States Army bomber aircraft dropping bombs over Japanese positions at Rock Islands (Chelbacheb) in Koror, Palau, in the Pacific Theater. Aerial view shows Koror airfield, coasts, and roads.
U.S. action in South Pacific during World War II. General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz look at a map on a table. Gen. MacArthur points at a map on a wall. An animated map shows Bougainville Islands in the Pacific Ocean. An explosion on a ship. Low flying U.S. planes strafe the enemy positions on the island. A soldier talks over a radio. Soldiers of 37th Division of the U.S. Army move inland on the island. Tanks and soldiers move forward. Soldiers aim and fire through their rifles. Artillery loaded and fired. Explosions in the distance. U.S. soldiers throw hand grenades. Dead Japanese soldiers on the ground. A trolley unloads gravel. Rollers level the land. An airbase is established. A man at controls. A plane lands at an airstrip. Soldiers move towards the plane.
U.S. personnel during the Pacific Campaign on the Island of Saipan, Mariana Islands in World War II. Men digging temporary shelters and fox holes along the Aslito airfield, Saipan Island. Mail clerk serving mail. One of the men reading letter. Man erecting a shelter. One of the men looking at a large painting of a girl on trailer.
A pilot seated in the wheelhouse on a craft approaching Ellis Island in United States. Men stand at a rail of a ferry boat. Buildings in the background. A tug boat and a barge underway in Hudson River. Policeman seated with two civilians on deck of ferry. The boat approaches Ellis Island. Hospital buildings in view. A sign reads 'cables crossing'. Detention building in view. Deckhand ties up ferry boat at slip. People going ashore at Ellis Island immigration center from ferry. A man carries goods on a cart.
A U.S. Naval Task Force takes Munda in the Solomon Islands during World War II. The naval task force underway at sea. Soldiers with guns on landing crafts. The soldiers move towards Munda island. They disembark from the landing crafts. Crates, shells, food, ammunition and fuel drums are unloaded from the landing crafts and are arranged. Big guns and artillery are moved into position on the island. Coconuts trees are fell by using dynamite. Artillery is fired, explosions occur and smoke rises. The material needed for war - iron, rubber, medical supplies and ammunition. Dead lying on the ground. Wounded are evacuated and carried on stretchers to battalion aid stations. The wounded are treated.
CRITICALPAST.COM: About Us | Contact Us | FAQs - How to Order | License Agreement | My Account | My Lightboxes | Shopping Cart | Advanced Search | Featured Collections | Website Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy ©2026 CriticalPast LLC.
License Agreement |
Terms & Conditions |
Privacy Policy
©2026 CriticalPast LLC.