A film titled 'The war' about military activities in the United States during World War II. A bomb explosion on the Christmas eve. A wounded child cries. A blind man walks past the bombed houses. Soldiers present arms. People cry and walk as they are rendered homeless. The German troops march. People cry near the dead bodies. An animation of a globe depicting German,Italy and Japan occupation through out the world. The Japanese troops cheer. The United States Secretary of State Cordell Hull tries to stop the conflict. Newspapers stacked in a printing machine. The Japanese Ambassador to the United States Kichisaburo Nomura disembark from aircraft in Washington DC. The officials enter a building. The officials come out of a building. A Japanese aircraft carrier at sea. The Japanese aircraft bomb Pearl Harbor. A damaged aircraft. The dead bodies of the U.S. Navy men.
Russian soldiers in Moscow, Russia. Russian soldiers parade and stand at attention as Russia's activities since declaring war on Japan later in World War II. Marshal Joseph Stalin with another official at balcony of a building. The Kremlin in the background.
American strike at Japanese forces in the Pacific Ocean during the Battle of Cape Engano of World War II (during Battle of Leyte Gulf) in October 1944. Animation depicts U.S. Task Force 38 in three groups and contact with enemy forces. Animation depicts Task Force 38.3 and Task Force 38.4 concentrating on Task Force 38.2. Task Force 38.1 diverted for battle and Japan's attack on Task Force 38.3. Japanese aircraft in flight. Naval guns fired from U.S. battleships. Japanese aircraft which are shot down plunge in water. USS Princeton (CVL-23 ) catches fire. U.S. soldiers spray water on the ship. USS Birmingham (CL-62) and USS Irwin (DD-794) attempt to extinguish the fire. The ship explodes. Animation depicts Task Force 38.3, Task Force 38.2 and a search airplane locating enemy carrier force. U.S. Navy Fleet Admiral William Halsey, Jr. who is the Commander of U.S. Third Fleet studies a map with others and makes an estimate of Japanese forces. Animation depicts the strength of Japanese forces. Animation depicts the strength of the Japanese Navy in the central region. Animation depicts U.S. plan of attack on Japanese forces.
Excerpts from speech of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt at the White House Correpondents' dinner on March 15, 1941 in Washington DC. Officials and dignitaries seated in a hall having dinner. President Roosevelt at a podium and speaks into a microphone. He speaks about people of the world supporting Britain and even Canada. He talks about America's full support to the British. Roosevelt in his speech praises British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. He also speaks about America's support in world reconstruction and humanity. Roosevelt speaks that their should not be any racism. Every one should be treated equally and have equal rights. He talks about security, standard of living, and market for manufacturing. He says of dictators in Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, "We believe that the rallying cry of the dictators, their boasting about a master-race, will prove to be pure stuff and nonsense. There never has been, there isn't now, and there never will be, any race of people fit to serve as masters over their fellowmen."
Battle of Iwo Jima, Japan during World War II. U.S. 5th Division Marines near an artillery as they fire at a Japanese emplacement on Mount Suribachi. The marines fire an artillery. Explosion on the mountain. Smoke rises due to explosion. The U.S. Marines fire an artillery. Explosions in the foreground. U.S. Navy ships underway. The marines fire guns on the deck. Explosion in water and water splashes. The marines fire on Mount Suribachi. The marine in prone position fire guns and advance. The U.S. Medial Corps carry a wounded marine on a stretcher. The medics treat the wounded. Dead Japanese soldiers. The marines fire guns. Smoke rises on the mountain. A U.S. Navy dive bomber in flight and drop bombs on Mount Suribachi. The bombers in flight drop bombs. Explosions on Suribachi. The bombers in flight. U.S. Marines advance towards the caves of Japanese soldiers on the mountain. U.S. Marines capture Mount Suribachi. U.S. Navy ships underway. The marines raises U.S. flag over Mount Suribachi.
U.S. Vice President Alben William Barkley with Second Lady Jane Hadley Barkley, return after their trip to Japan and Korea in Washington DC. U.S. Vice President Alben William Barkley and Second Lady Jane Hadley Barkley climb down a ladder. An aircraft and men in the background. The Vice President and the Second Lady leave the airport. The Vice President with his wife on a platform. A wall map in the background. Vice President Barkley speaks into a microphone. He talks about the conditions at the war front, and hopes for armistice in Korea.