View of B-29 superfortress aircraft, of 21st Bomber Command,flying over Tokyo,Japan, with Mount Fujiyama clearly visible. Bombs falling from the B-29s. Near ground view of street and smoke rising from bomb strikes. In Washington, DC, General Henry (Hap) Arnold, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Air Forces, and Lieutenant General Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Assistant Chief of Staff , give a sendoff to crew of a XXI Bomber Command B-29 bound for the Pacific Theater. The B-29 crew write a message in chalk on a bomb, reading: "To the Warlords of Japan. We have not forgotten--the B-29s will remind you Again and Again and Again!!!" Views of the city of Tokyo, Japan, showing streets, buildings, cars and pedestrians. Animated map fades to Saipan Island. B-29s of the 21st Bomber command,73rd Bombardment Wing, 497th Bombardment Group,landing at Isley Field, Saipan, watched by airmen at the base. Animated map showing B-29 access to Japan, itself, from Saipan.Formation of B-29s in flight, and bombs falling over Japan.
Deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on islands of Pacific and Japanese tricks of attack used against them during World War II. Re-enactment: Jungle warfare shows U.S. Marines with machine guns in foxhole at night. Japanese technique of attack shows U.S. Marines receive fake orders and being attacked by enemy. Another technique of attack as a U.S. Marine advance in jungle while second Marine gives him cover. Japanese soldier wearing an American helmet. Marine attacks Japanese soldier after hearing his footsteps. Dead Japanese soldier on ground. Japanese soldier slaps bamboo sticks together to simulate the sound of machine position. Marines fire machine guns from foxhole towards Japanese soldier camouflaged with foliage. Flares sent up in sky by Japanese soldiers. Japanese soldier acts as U.S. soldier and talks like one. Grenade explosion kills Japanese soldier. Marines counter the last Japanese trick.
Deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on islands of the Pacific and errors made by them causing problems during World War II. Reconstruction shows Marines wade through water. One Marine not feeling well and coming to stop. At Battalion aid station Marines carrying a Marine affected by malaria on a stretcher. Marine attaches identification tag to a sick man. A jeep pulls away. Marine drinks from a canteen cup Marines taking Japanese equipment away from dead bodies of Japanese soldiers.
Reconstruction about deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on island of Pacific and precautions taken by them during jungle warfare in World War II. Marines camouflaged with foliage use camouflage make-up and hide under bushes waiting for Japanese troops. Japanese officers being attacked by Marines hiding under bushes. Marines come across a wire in jungle leading to ambush. They repair the broken wire temporarily. Jungle communications method as a Marine changing position of his canteen from right to left and carrying the message in upper left pocket which identifies him as runner or messenger. Two U.S. Marines search a wounded Marine lying in jungle and identify him as a messenger. Another method of communication depicts Marine using semaphore signal from a hilltop. Group of Marines receive the semaphore signal.
Reconstruction about deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on islands of Pacific and methods of communication used by them at night in jungle warfare during World War II. A string system used by Marines to link a foxhole to another foxhole. Radio communication method being used as a radio operator sends code messages and receive message authenticator from answering operator. Radio operator turns the light off after he delivers the message.
Reconstruction about deployment of U.S. Marine Corps on islands of Pacific and methods of communication used by them at night in jungle warfare during World War II. A group of Marines stand in bushes. One of them takes a compass reading to keep the direction. One Marine walks ahead. Group follows him. Japanese technique of attack depicts a Japanese soldier camouflaged with foliage and observes foxhole positions of U.S. Marines during daytime. Marines dig up fake foxholes and set up machine guns. Japanese soldier crawls at night towards a Marine foxhole and being attacked by a Marine. Explosions occur in jungle. Marines watch from a foxhole.
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