Shores of Tarawa Atoll in the Pacific Ocean. Marines milling around, wreckage after battle. Palm trees along shoreline. Wreckage on Tarawa. Marines mill around on beach. (World War II period).
Invasion of Tarawa. LST (Landing Ship, Tank) underway at sea. Marines in full combat gear wade ashore. Beach area of Tarawa. Landing craft in the foreground.
U.S. 4th Division Marines assault Roi-Namur in Marshall Islands and establish beachhead. Ruins of building on Roi-Namur, Marshall Islands. Wreckage of Japanese G4M plane on airfield. Two marines walk around. Wing of fighter aircraft on airfield. Marines in beachhead area. American flag on coconut tree stub. Fire burns amid coconut trees. Marines in foxholes and taking cover in a ravine. Marines lie in sand under fire. Marines exit ravine and run across knoll during battle. Aircraft overhead. Red ball insignia on side of wrecked Japanese plane. Fire burn amid coconut trees. Marines carry boxes. Troops off load from LCVP (Landing Craft, Vehicle, Personnel). Black smoke rises from explosion. Marines on beachhead as supplies are landed. Beach control flags visible.
North Vietnamese civilians armed as they pursue daily work activity. Interiors of factory. North Vietnamese working in machine shop. At a signal, they leave machines, pick up rifles from racks lining the walls, and deploy to defensive positions. Men producing artillery shells in factory. Men plough in rice paddy, with their rifles stacked ready for use. Men and women work in farm fields, with rifles stacked, nearby. Men and women work in field with rifles slung on their shoulders. An armed man feeds ducks. Men and women march with rifles on beach. Artillery gun crew on North Vietnamese gunboat. Various boats in water. Sail boats.
Second battle of El Alamein in Egypt between Allied Forces and German Forces in October, 1942. British Field Marshal Harold Alexander, British Naval Officer Henry Harwood and Royal Air Force officer Arthur Tedder confer. General Montgomery and Marshal Coningham confer in desert. General Montgomery discuss with other officers holding map. General Montgomery transmits the plan and preparations are made. British tanks and aircraft prepared for battle. Supplies loaded into aircraft and tanks are manned by British soldiers. Tents are set up. British soldiers at beach cook food in sand. British soldiers write letters and smoke. Soldier plays bagpipe. Other soldiers relax. Tanks advance in desert. (World War II period).
Shima beach during battle of Okiawana. Senega-Shima with tide out. Breakwater following shoreline. Breakwater, and native huts and tent camps in coastal village. (World War II period).
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