A documentary television program depicts the role of U.S. soldiers in the Battle for Cassino which was a part of the Italian Campaign during World War II. U.S. 6th Armored Infantry Regiment troops advance on trucks. A barrel of a gun in the foreground. Fire by tanks and artillery. Mountains in the foreground. A town on the foot of Monastery Hill. A historic abbey which contains many medieval treasures. A German official at the abbey. A German soldier looks through binoculars. Troops around an artillery fire. A hand holding a leaflet. Leaflets are fired. A U.S. aircraft in flight over Monastery Hill and a pilot in the cockpit. Aircraft drop bombs over the abbey . Smoke rises due to an explosion. Soldiers fire guns. German troops at the abbey look through the binoculars. They fire guns. 5th Army troops on tanks advance. Aircraft in flight. Colonel William W. Quinn seated in a chair talks about the next story that is the invasion of Southern France.
The U.S. and China sign a new treaty in China during World War II . Chinese Ambassador to the United States Wei Tao-Ming signs the treaty. U.S. Secretary of State Cordell Hull also signs. A close of the pact. They both shake hands after singing the treaty. Chinese troops board a U.S. transport aircraft. Another aircraft taxis in the background. The aircraft in flight over mountains. The troops seated inside the airborne aircraft. A view of the mountains. A pilot in the cockpit.
U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt addresses the Congress in Washington DC during World War II . The U.S. Capitol building. The U.S. flag in the foreground. New Congress members wave. Congress men seated in a hall. Roosevelt speaks into a microphone and addresses the Congress. He gives a speech on hope and courage.
A documentary shows a training program of U.S. hand picked volunteer soldiers in a secret training camp for guerrilla warfare during World War II. Masked students learn handgun firing techniques. An OSS (Office of Strategic Services) officer instructs them. The U.S. troops wearing a mask stand in front of the target. The officer fires at the target without hitting the troops. The masked soldiers one by one practice proper stance and use of the hand gun, in front of a mirror. The officer corrects the positions. A classroom where students take courses in enemy propaganda, principles of demolition, photography, and fundamentals of cross-country reconnaissance.
A documentary depicts combat activities of the U.S. 1st Cavalry Division during World War II. 'APO Tokyo' written on a tank. U.S. troops on tanks and jeeps enter Tokyo soon after end of World War 2. The jeeps and U.S. military vehicles driven on a war torn street of Tokyo. A sign board reads '1st Cavalry Division, First in Tokyo'. Two soldiers stand in front of the board and shake hands. The troops carry guns and flags of the Cavalry Division parade. Insignia of the 1st Cavalry Division.
A film depicts activities of the U.S. Navy personnel aboard submarine in the Pacific Ocean. A U.S. dirigible flying overhead. The U.S. officers in a control room. The dirigible in flight. A submarine underway and submerging. The submarine surfaces. An officer looks through a periscope. A chief petty officer operates valves of the submarine. A view of the submarine surface.
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