A film illustrates the importance of the Burma Road in China during World War II. Animated map shows the Burma Road extending from Hsiakawan, China to the Burmese border. A truck moves along the Burma Road on the side of a mountain. A deep valley as seen from the Burma Road. U.S. supply trucks move along the road on the mountains.
Aerial views of U.S. fleet in Sagami Bay, Japan towards the end of World War II. An aerial view shows letters 'PW' painted on the roof of a building at a prison-of-war camp located near Tokohoma seaplane base. An aerial view of Yokohama including the prison-of-war camp located close to a railway junction. U.S. fleet underway includes BBs (battleships) and escorting DDs (destroyers) as they enter Sagami Bay.
Rearward view from ship departing the scene, of U.S. warships in a Pacific harbor . Several commercial vessels moving about off the coast, including a 4-masted ship in the far distance. Sea condition is choppy, with whitecaps. View from stern of a large ship underway, with heavy wake behind. Two battleships maneuvering. Three warships maneuvering and a float plane descending to land near one. A battleship underway at high speed with heavy dense black smoke billowing from both stacks. The battleship (USS Oklahoma BB-37?) overtakes and passes the ship from which photos are being taken. Footage date is unknown; circa 1921.
Battleships of U.S. Division nine, seen dimly,in fog in the Firth of Forth, Scotland after World War I. At first, nothing is moving and water is glassy smooth. Smoke rising from stack of one Batleship. View of the Turkish battlecruiser TCG Yavuz. A flushdeck destroyer seen dimly in the fog. A British aircraft carrier with airplane poised on a catapult. Several views of U.S. battleships sitting still in the fog.
A film about the attack on Pearl Harbor in Honolulu, Hawaii by Japanese bombers during World War II. Mix of dramatized and actual footage of the attack. USS Nevada (BB-36) underway during the Japanese attack. Japanese bombers in flight. Bombs explode around USS Nevada in Pearl Harbor. A U.S. sailor fires a machine gun at Japanese bombers. Ships attacked by Japanese bombers. Smoke billows up from the explosions. Clouds of black smoke rise from burning battleships in Pearl Harbor. Wreckage of Japanese aircraft in Pearl Harbor. Wreckage and parts of downed Japanese aircraft on land and in water. A dead Japanese pilot floating in water and his aircraft lifted from the water with a ship crane. A Japanese two-man midget submarine. Views of the 2-man mini submarine, a type A Ko-hyoteki-class submarine, number 19, on a beach of Oahu. U.S. officers and troops inspect wreckage after the bombings. Wreckage of U.S. aircraft. Wounded U.S. sailors and soldiers being shuttled by medical staff for care. Wounded lying on litters and more being transported in for care.
U.S. Navy personnel at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Virginia. Women of U.S. Navy Nurse Corps stand around sailors and navy officers seated in wheelchairs. Men play tennis. Sailors sit and watch the game. A road alongside barracks. U.S. Navy officers descend the steps of a building.
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