Map shows Solomon Islands in South Pacific. Truk and Australia are highlighted. Tulagi and Guadalcanal are shown. American Naval task force, including Attack Transports and warships seen underway in stormy Pacific waters. Sailors loading heavy naval guns aboard a U.S. warship. Ship's guns firing. Smoke rising from explosions on island. shows smoke rising. USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) is seen at time 1:34, firing its main battery. Douglas SBD Dauntless aircraft flying low overhead. U.S. Marines land on Guadalcanal. Marines wading ashore. American Douglas SBD lands at Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. B-17s on Henderson Field, including B-17E Serial number 41-9145 of the 26th Bombardment Squadron.Long column of U.S. marines snakes across edge of airfield headed towards interior of Guadalcanal. Scene shifts to jungle interior, where they march two abreast over captured terrain. A building in the background. Marines firing a 105mm Howitzers. A B-25 bomber taking off. B-26 bombers in flight. Closeup of B-26 flying over water. View from cockpit of U.S. aircraft strafing Japanese held island, striking targets at shoreline and aircraft and supplies on a Japanese airfield. Japanese marines taken prisoner on Guadalcanal. Views of groups of Japanese prisoners of war. Japanese soldiers stand in formation and are also seen sitting in confined areas.US marines patrolling shore where numerous Japanese soldiers are seen dead.
A raging flood in 1936 in West Virginia. Flood waters seen moving swiftly. WPA Workers during the Great Depression are seen building a new bridge at Petersburg West Virginia, spanning the South Branch of the Potomac River. Car crosses the bridge. New flood walls and dikes built by the WPA are shown, created to prevent recurrence of losses in future floods.
View of elderly people and orphan children entering a building. WPA or Works Progress Administration Public Improvements show new log houses at Mercer County Industrial Park, a commune or community helping men, women, and families affected by the depression. Women milk cows. Man plowing a field with two horses pulling a hand plow, to provide food for the common community. Line of men with hoes work in a garden. Scenes from Camp Fairchance at Low Gap in Boone County West Virginia (South of Madison and Danville) shows totem poles at the camp entrance, a boy blowing a bugle, boy orphans waking up in a bunk house and girl orphans eating together in a dining hall. Young girl children sewing. Children playing, swimming in a nearby stream or lake, and marching behind a band on the grounds of the camp. Camp buildings seen in the background. Trumpeter on wood frame lashed tower blows bugle as American flag is lowered.
A Russian film with re-enacted portrayals of people from real life concerning the Russo-German campaign in the South Russia during World War 2. Bullets fired at night. Shell bursts on fortifications at night. Russian amphibious operation against the Germans in the Crimea. Russian troops wade across shallow water toward beaches held by Germans. Russian amphibious vehicles go through water. German officers in underground command post.
A Russian film with re-enacted portrayals of people from real life concerning the Russo-German campaign in the South Russia during WWII. Russian tanks advance across country. Germans fire guns. Russian tanks go in battle one after the other in a steady stream. Russian troops advance across battlefield. Russian tanks advance, smash, destroy and go over everything in their path. German guns fire from fortifications. Hordes of Russian troops advance against the fortifications. Russian troops over-run hill leading to German fortifications. Hand to hand combat and close combat fighting. Russian soldier keep coming on armed with automatic rifles. Troops make a bayonet charge. Soldiers bayonet Germans. German replacement troops rush into battle. Russian tanks continue advancing.
A Russian film with re-enacted portrayals of people from real life concerning the Russo-German campaign in the South Russia during WWII. Russian officers on command post in discussion. Russian tank soldier on field phone asks for reserves. Russian officers at command post. Russian hordes of troops wade through water onto beaches. German gun fired at advancing Russians. Explosions in water.
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