Investigation of the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan during World War II in the United States. Officials of the Joint Congressional Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack gather in the court room. Officials seated at their desks and Major General Walter C. Short, U.S. Army (retired), addresses them about the Pearl Harbor attack by Japan. He states that he appeared for the hearing of Pearl Harbor attack in August 1944. No indication was made by the war department about the attack. No information was furnished by them. If they had furnished the information, some decisions or actions could have been taken. He talked to officials of the war time division, but no conclusions were made.
A prelude to the entry of United States in World War II, from the "Why We Fight" series. U.S. Army band marching along with the troops. The bombing of Pearl Harbor by Japanese during World War II. Night view of air raids in London and anti-aircraft fire amid British building silhouettes. British buildings collapsing and burning during blitz in Battle of Britain. Cavalry and tank battles in Russia against Nazi German forces. Montage of quick shots of German Panzer tank and German Luftwaffe aircraft operations in Western Europe. German troops marching through Paris at Arc de Triomphe. German heavy rail guns firing. Dead bodies of Japanese bombing victims lying on the street in China. German navy ships underway at sea. German army forces advancing in invasion of Czechoslovakia. Very low flying German trimotor bomber aircraft passing overhead over treeline. German invasion of Poland. German heavy artillery guns and railway guns firing. Fighter aircraft plunging toward ground and crashing. German paratroopers being dropped over Holland, Netherlands in invasion of Netherlands. Aerial views of German aircraft passing by Parthenon and ancient Greek monuments in Greece. More heavy rail gun shots. Germans invading Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia.
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz addressing the Navy personnel at Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, U.S. Admiral Nimitz standing at a podium. He delivers a speech to officers and men of the Navy and civilian workers at the Navy Yard. Trees in the background. The Navy personnel applaud. He talks about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He states the history of the ships that were bombed during the Pearl Harbor attack. He talks about the civilian defense at the Pearl Harbor during the attack. The bombing of the USS Arizona and other battleships. Various ships like the USS Pennsylvania, California and Tennessee were attacked.
United States Navy Fleet Admiral Chester W Nimitz addresses the Navy personnel at Pearl Harbor. In Hawaii, U.S. Admiral Nimitz standing at a podium. He delivers a speech to officers and men of the Navy and civilian workers at the Navy Yard. Trees in the background. He talks about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Navy personnel applaud. Cadets singing Star Spangled Banner after the Admiral's speech. Men discussing amongst themselves after the anthem. Admiral meets other men and officers. (World War II period).
Wrecked parts of U.S. ships destroyed after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during World War II. Mountains, houses and trees in the background. Over turned USS Oklahoma. Men standing on the keel. Wrecked USS Arizona. Men on boat passing near the ships.
Recreational facilities like music room, available to U.S. personnel at Tuy Hoa airbase in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. A sign board outside a building reads: 'United States Air Force Tuy Hoa Air Base RVN'. Officer seated at his desk in the office. An airman talking to the officer. Airmen in music room listening to tape recorded music with earphones. View of reel to reel tape recorder. A sign reads: 'Service Club'.
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