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United States Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas on USS Bennington and USS St. Paul during visit with 7th Fleet in Pacific
United States Secretary of Navy inspects 7th Fleet in the Pacific Ocean. The Secretary of Navy Charles Thomas along with U.S. Navy Admiral Royal E. Ingersoll and Admiral Alfred M. Pride on the deck of the Cruiser USS St. Paul (CA-73). Marine guard salutes them. A sailor helps Secretary Thomas to put on a Mae West. The Secretary shakes hands with the two Admirals. There are several sequences of Thomas boarding U.S. Navy HUP-2 helicopters. Helicopter Number 15 is seen on the USS Bennington (CVA-20) preparing to to take him to the St. Paul. Later, he is seen boarding the St. Paul's helicopter number 9 which is to take him back to the Bennington.
Italian newsreel coverage of Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii starting World War II in the Pacific.
Japanese battleships and aircraft carriers including Kaga (ahead) and Zuikaku (trailing to port) underway in the Pacific Ocean towards Pearl Harbor. Japanese planes line up on aircraft carrier. Japanese pilots briefed. Japanese pilots run for their planes, board and take off from carrier. Two Nakajima B5N (Kate) Dive bombers taking off, in succession, from aircraft carrier deck. A Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" taking off. A formation, of B5N aircraft , in flight, carrying torpedoes underneath. View from Japanese attacking airplanes as they bomb the Naval Air Station on Ford Island. Heavy black smoke rising from the ground. Next bombers attack the capital ships on Battleship Row. Burning U.S. battleships. Still photographs annotated (in Japanese) point to the various ships targeted, including the USS California, USS Arizona, USS Maryland, USS Utah, and USS West Virginia.
United States 6th Army soldiers aboard a ship as they prepare to invade Los Negros in the South West Pacific.
The American campaign against the Japanese in the South West Pacific during World War II. U.S. 6th Army soldiers aboard the ship talk. Ships in the background. A silhouetted soldier looks through binoculars towards a coast. A naval gun being manned. A man at the controls in the engine room of the ship. An officer briefs the troops before the invasion of Los Negros, Admiralty Islands. An officer speaks on a wireless. Naval guns and rockets bombard the coast at night. Smoke rises due to the bombardment.
Protests at British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, following Britain's second H Bomb test in South Pacific
Large crowd assembled in Japanese student-organized protest at the British Embassy in Tokyo, Japan. They protest against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, following Britain's second test of a Hydrogen Bomb, at Christmas Island in the Pacific Ocean. Groups involved include Japanese Council Against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, and the student organization, Sengakuren. Protesters carry signs bearing image of British Prime Minister Anthony Eden, and images of Queen Elizabeth. Numerous Japanese police are seen maintaining order. British diplomatic staff are seen at the entrance to the British Embassy.
Japanese aggression in China during 2nd Sino-Japanese war and various world events leading to Japanese attack on U.S. at Pearl Harbor (WW2)
A summary report purporting to reflect phases of Japanese so-called "Tanaka Plan" beginning with Conquest of Manchuria, followed by Conquest of China; establishment of bases in South Pacific; and Conquest of the United States. Animated map shows pressure by German forces in offensive against Soviet Union and illustrates German air war against Britain. Scenes of bombing destruction in Britain, including overturned double-decker bus in ruins of buildings. A Nelson Class British battleship viewed from dead ahead. She is followed by the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. American newspaper headline reads: "Navy Bill Passes House." and "Huge Sum Voted for Two Ocean Navy." A line of U.S. Navy battleships underway, led by the USS Mississippi (BB-41). A field full of U.S. M3 Lee tanks moving in formation, as they are overflown by several Douglas B-18 bombers. Assembled Japanese leaders in a forum. Japanese Naval officers in a planning conference. Closeup shows Admirals Shigeyoshi Inoue and Raizō Tanaka pointing at a chart and conversing as other officers look on. Next, bomb bursts and black smoke rises as the attack on Pearl Harbor is underway. The USS West Virginia, USS Tennessee, and the USS Arizona, burning on Battleship row, during the attack. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek with staff officers walks to a waiting car. Forces allied with China, including American troops marching; British troops marching; and Dutch Colonial troops marching (in Batavia, the Capital of the Dutch East Indies). Japanese troops continuing their conquest of China, firing a field piece, and infantry charging in World War II. Newspapers announce Japanese advances into Malay Peninsula and Hong Kong. Others cite fall of Singapore fortress and of Corregidor (6 May, 1942). Animated map shows Japanese occupation encompassing Indochina, Thailand, and Burma (with loss of the Burma road) all of which compounded China's war efforts.
The salvage crew team works on ships after the attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii.
Aftermath of attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. An animated map shows Japan in the Pacific Ocean. Nagasaki, Kobe and Otaru in Japan. Radio announcements of attack on Pearl Harbor made in Japan. Capsized and damaged ships. United States naval officers and staff work on salvage repair. Engineers and personnel recruited. Divers get into scuba diving suits and go under water to collect salvage. Destroyed USS Nevada, USS West Virginia, USS California. Salvage crew work aboard these ships. The Alho Clock Tower. Sailors stand with Lurline ship in background. People on a beach. Empty streets. (World War II period).
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