Australian life guards surf riding in giant rolling waves at Bondi Beach in Australia. They demonstrate their nautical abilities.
Modernization of Japan through World War II. Japanese civilians seen. Japanese civilians bow down to the Superiors. Many scenes of Japanese military and cilvilian persons as they bow to others. Japanese girls sold by their fathers working in factories. Women work in the rice fields. Men wearing local hats seen. Japanese peasants working hard. Japanese people use telephones in office and living in traditional Japanese homes. Simply furnished Japanese homes without chairs, windows and beds seen. Japanese family wearing kimonos, eating food. Japanese men in kokumin-fuku worker uniforms working in a factory producing war materiel and armament for the war effort in World War II.
Japanese civilians seen working. Japanese Army and Navy stand first in social rankings, followed by Aristocratic families and political leaders whereas last in social rankings, are the civilians. Animated pictures seen. Japanese police taking civilians to prisons. Fanatic organization's leader seen. Newspaper headlines showing murder of Premier by the fanatic organization. Japanese children in classrooms. A motto reads 'Hakko Ichin'. (World War II period).
USS Bullard (DD-660) destroyer approaching the USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) aircraft carrier. Most of the destroyer's crew are on deck. Superstructure of carrier seen. Sailors on the Bullard haul on support lines attached to fuel lines. Two fuel lines rigged. After refueling, view of the forward fuel line being released from the and hauled aboard the carrier. The USS Bullard (DD-660) pulls away.
A flight of three German warplanes flying very low over flat terrain, during World War 2. German pilot in cockpit of his Me-109, taxis out on grass field and takes off. Glimpses of Me-109 followed by FW-190 flying close overhead. Pilot in cockpit. Aerial view of a plane flying beneath a set of contrails overhead. Aircraft engaged in dogfight. Smoke rising from site of an airplane crash. An FW-190 aircraft flying past the camera. Glimpse of German pilot in cockpit. Gun camera footage from German fighter shooting down a British Spitfire with wings painted in D-day white invasion stripes. An airplane falling out of control and crashing into the ground with an explosion and black smoke rising.
American comedian and USO performer, Bob Hope, arrives at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba during World War 2. Bob Hope and several actresses exit the plane. They are greeted by officers. Bob Hope, Vera Vague and Jerry Colonna at mike. Frances Langford gives a singing performance. Navy sailors and Army soldiers seated in chairs watching the show and applauding.
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