Ho Chi Minh walking with companions along a river bank. They stop to wash their feet in flowing water stream. Ho Chi Minh sits on ground by a straw hut. A Vietminh soldier salutes and delivers a message. Ho Chi Minh reads it and dictates a reply that the soldier records on a pad. Ho Chi Minh dons a jacket and proceeds to a fortified position where he issues orders to his lieutenants. (World War II period).
Viet Minh in remote areas of Indochina. Ho Chi Minh rides pony into Viet Minh camp where he is applauded. Ho Chi Minh sits up in bed, upon awakening from sleep. Newspaper describes goal of the Viet Minh as establishment of an independent nation
German troops in Europe during World War I. Smoke spreads in a battlefield area from smoke bombs or gas.
A Grumman F4F, Wildcat, from the U.S. Navy Squadron, VF-5, lands on the flight deck of the USS Saratoga (CV-3) and runs off the end of the flight deck, crashing into a parked airplane and falling into the sea, during operations against the Japanese in the Pacific.
Activities of the Seabees in the Aleutians, during World War II. Units of Seabees are ordered to the Aleutians. An animated map shows the Dutch Harbor. Ship carrying Seabees in a bay, with snow capped mountains in the background. The Seabee Battalions at the base construction site : Surveyers at work. Huge explosion demolishes a cliff. Steam shovels work on cliff face. Bulldozer creating a road. Concrete bucket being loaded. Seabees work on reinforced concrete wall, with frame of reinforcing bar visible. A huge yard filled with construction materials. Carpenters build a structure with lumber, using hand saw and hammer. View of the completed major U.S. Navy base. Seabees work to repair a damaged U.S. destroyer. The USS Ralph Talbot (DD-390) seen at sea. Views of other ships in the region.
Activities of the Seabees at Attu in the Aleutian Islands during World War II. The destination of Construction Battalions (Seabees) is Attu. An animated map shows Attu. Seabees make amphibious landings on Attu, while part is still occupied by Japanese troops. They begin immediate construction activity. A derrick unloads coal. Seabee stevedores unload cargo. A rough Seabee camp of tents and campfires, with an American flag flying from a pole. Seabees at breakfast mess. Carpenters, with rifles on their backs, erect a temporary barracks building. Prefabricated parts for buildings being unloaded on shore. Seabees erecting a prefabricated field hospital (in 5 hours). Refueling bulldozers from 55 gallon drums. View from moving boat, of the completed base at Attu.
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