Japan's Military moves up to attack Manila in Philippines. Japanese troops cross a bridge. Trucks and artillery towed. Troops move forward. Smoke rises from houses. Troops march in field and smoke rises in the background. Tanks move forward from a village. People besides road wave Flag of Japan to greet Japanese troops in City. Damaged United States aircraft on airstrip. A plane takes off. Animated map shows movement of Japanese aircraft, attack over Corregidor and take over it. (World War II period).
Snow covered city in Netherlands. Snow on water. Sailor break ice to free barges. Men crosses bridge. A couple crosses a bridge. Man ties ice skate shoes. Children slide sled on ice. People skate on ice. Women skate in line. People slide on sled over snow. Children skate. Children throw ice balls on each other and play.
Events during the Paris Peace Conference. View of buildings in the city of Torhout in Belgium. Belgium flags seen through the buildings. Huge crowd is gathered to get a glimpse of United states President Woodrow Wilson. He stands up in his car to receive their welcome in a brief stop on his way home after the the Paris Peace Conference, on June 18,1919.
ARVN soldiers advance during the Tet Offensive Battle of Hue in the Vietnam War. Refugees cross wrecked Truong Tien Bridge. Destruction in the city due to battle. Soldiers distribute food and medical supplies to the people. People run in search of shelter and to protect themselves from firing and bombardment. Child takes his father on his back to help him move to a safe place. People carry family members on their shoulders and help the handicapped and old people to reach safety. People are crying because of destruction and loss of life. They are sent to safety as soldiers help them to cross to the other side of the bridge. They walk with their belongings in their hands. Other people help them by taking the injured people on stretchers. A man and a child look at the graves of the civilians who died in the battle.
Film opens with view from a high point of the city of Rome, Italy. St. Peter's Basilica is seen in the background. Camera focuses on a group of men crowded together in a fenced area atop a construction project. Closer view reveals Benito Mussolini wielding a pick alongside other workers. After a moment, he puts the pick down and goes to the end of the area where he stands on something to make him visible above the others, and gives a fascist salute. View of St. Peter's from the elevated work site. Closeup of ordinary workers clearing rubble from the construction site. Film goes black momentarily and then shows the crowded work site seen in the earlier footage. Mussolini is handed the pick and uses it for a longer time than previously shown. He and others leave the work site. More views of St. Peter's Basilica. Views of trams and light traffic on a street below. More views of apartment houses and St. Peter's. Film interrupted and then shows closeup of men working on the construction site.
Shows an electric power plant set up in France to supply electricity using the country's water resources, during build-out of post-war industry in France. Trams running on the streets in French city. A train on railway tracks. French men work on assembly line of Renault 4CV cars at a Renault automobile production plant. View of various sater falls, rivers, streams and lakes in France. A map shows the 58 proposed dams, which have been planned to be built all over France.
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