Sailors learn methods of hand to hand combat during a training program of the navy in the United States. Two sailors demonstrate kneeling defense against kicks from side. One of the sailors approaches to kick the other who lies face down. The sailor on the ground raises himself a little, falls against the approaching sailor and causes him to fall down. He uses his body pressure to control the other sailor. Next they demonstrate prone defense against kicks using knee lock. One of the sailors approaches to kick another who lies on the ground. The sailor on the ground counterattacks by kicking him on the shin of leg which causes him to fall.
Sailors learn methods of attack and counterattack of hand to hand combat during a training program of the navy in the United States. Two sailors demonstrate defense against knife downward thrust. One of the sailors approaches the other with a knife. The sailor grasps his wrist with one hand, locks the assailant's arm by passing his other arm under and across the assailant's arm, bends his arm and throws him on the ground. The knife falls down. Defense against knife upward thrust. As the assailant approaches the sailor with a knife, he grips the wrist of the assailant with both his hands, forces his hand back, delivers a knee lift in the groin, bends the wrist and causes the knife to fall down. Next they demonstrate defense against side thrust with knife. As the assailant approaches with a knife, the sailor grips his wrist and secures his arm under the shoulder and bends causing the assailant and the knife to drop. He picks it up. Club is used for defense against knife. As the assailant attacks with a knife, the sailor uses a club to break the attack and jabs the assailant in the stomach with the club. (World War II period).
U.S. soldiers in Tunisia, North Africa. An oasis near El Guettar, Tunisia, North Africa. U.S. soldiers of the 1st Signal Corps take out carrier pigeons from cages. Attach messages and release the birds. The pigeons in flight. A soldier comes out of a tent. (World War II period).
Allied forces win sea, air battle in fight for Africa during the World War II. A portable X-Ray machine is moved to the front lines in Tunisia and used. Soldiers behind a military truck. Two soldiers carry a wounded soldier on a stretcher and enter a tent. Soldiers in prone position at the side of path. Military vehicles pass by. A portable X-Ray machine arranged by U.S. Army soldiers in a hospital tent. An X-Ray shows a bullet in the chest of a soldier.
Bay of Pigs Invasion of Cuba. A Cuban Air Force B-26 aircraft in Cuba. Cuban pilots participated in revolt and then take refuge in Florida. Pilot surrounded by a large number of people. In Havana the acting Foreign Minister shows fragments of shells to the diplomats. The United Nations conference. Cuban Foreign Minister accuses U.S. of committing aggression against Cuba. U.S. Ambassador to the UN, Adlai Stevenson, denies the charges. Training site in Guatemalan foothills where Cuban rebels allegedly were trained. Soldiers with their guns. More troops train. Fidel Castro addresses a large crowd of people.
Civil War in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. U.S. Marine Forces patrol the perimeter of the international zone in Santo Domingo. A helicopter of the U.S. Marine Corps brings in supplies. A team of the Organization of American States. Marines in the streets. A Marine takes aim and fire. A wounded on a stretcher. Men near the open boot of a car. Civilians in the streets.
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