Series 'Why We Fight' episode "Prelude to War" depicts the battles during World War II. United States soldiers parade on street lead by a band. Japanese bombing attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941. The London Blitz with buildings destroyed and burning. The Eiffel Tower in Paris with Nazi flag flying atop it. German troops marching into Paris, through the Arc de Triomphe. Japanese warplanes bombing shanghai, China, in 1937. Chinese residents running for shelter. Glimpse of German "Schwerer Gustav" 80 cmrailway gun firing during German offensive against Soviet Union in 1941. German forces entering Czechoslovakia in 1938. German mounted troops entering France in 1940. Heavy guns firing. German ships en route to Norway 1940. German Ju-52 aircraft flying low over trees. Montage showing rapid succession of war scenes, including heavy guns firing, smoke rising, explosions, an aircraft shot down and crashing straight down, German armor on the move, German Ju-52 aircraft dropping paratroopers into Holland and one flying over Athens, Greece, with Mount Lykabettus in the background. More of the same with Narrator mentioning Belgium, Albania, Yugoslavia, and Russia (where citizens are seen digging anti-tank trenches and fortifications). Cavalry charging across a field. A German tank rolling forward. A German Dornier Do-17 bomber taking off, and bombs falling.
High casualties occur in Battle of Tarawa. Dead bodies of soldiers lie amidst wreckage. U.S. Marine feeds a cat under damaged tank and advances towards Japanese pill box. Stripped Japanese is marched in by U.S. soldiers. U.S. soldiers view a damaged plane.
Illustration of microphone, announcer, and radio transmission tower. A spanish speaker broadcasting on a microphone labeled, "la voz de los Estados Unidos de América." A Japanese woman broadcasting in Japanese. A man broadcasting in German on a microphone labeled, "Die Stimme Amerika." Others broadcasting in Russian, and English. Cartoon illustrates 70% of broadcasts beamed at listeners behind the "Iron Curtain." World map illustrating U.S. radio transmitters and their coverage in the world.
Technical experts inspect crab. Exterior of factory of Three Diamond Brand. Labeling and Repacking: Japanese workers lacquer and label the tin cans of crab in a factory. Experts inspect the tins. Sign board of 'Fancy Crab Meat, New York'. Four different grades of Japanese Canned Crab Association, Yokohama for export: Fancy (Red), Choice (Indigo), Fair (Blue), and Passed A (purple). Logo of Three Diamond on cargo. Workers bring the cargo for shipping. Cargo boats are loaded and taken to Yokohama. Supervisors inspect the cargo. Steamer Olympia Maru loaded. Flag of Three Diamond Brand at steamer.
A Spanish language Japanese propaganda film before World War II aimed at audiences in Latin America and South America. Exteriors of modern homes and buildings in Tokyo, Japan. Japanese people dining al fresco at a café. Coffee is poured into a cup. Men and women enjoying coffee inside a café in Tokyo. View of Tokyo Station (1 Chome Marunouchi, Chiyoda City, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan). Passengers at Tokyo Station waiting for trains to arrive. Clock on the train station platform is seen. Woman waving at a train departing the station. Building at Tokyo Haneda International Airport (Hanedakuko, Ota City, Tokyo 144-0041, Japan). Airline passengers boarding a Japan Air Transport plane on tarmac at Tokyo Haneda International Airport. Plane in flight above sea and Mount Fuji in background.
Map depicts Yokohama and Tokyo. View of Mount Fuji from a lake near Tokyo. A steam locomotive passes by over a bridge in the distance, with Mount Fuji as backdrop. A small boat is poled forward by a standing Japanese man in the foreground, with Mount Fuji in the background. Narrator speaks in Spanish of the spiritual importance of Mount Fuji to the Japanese people.
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