United States military forces on Nasugbu beach, Philippines Islands. Soldiers of the 6th ranger Battalion with artillery piece. Smoke rises from artillery striking shore across body of water. U.S. soldiers moving along dirt road as some pick up their packs and gear from under a tree and moving out with the rest. U.S. intelligence officer interviews Mrs Betty Santa Maria, a Spanish Citizen who had been permitted by Japanese to leave Manila and come to Nasugbu, several weeks earlier. Partly disassembled Piper L-4 Grasshopper Liaison airplane on truck crosses small bridge. Soldiers inspect wreckage of a Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar" in a grassy field. Another Piper L-4 being transported on a truck. A landing ship in the background.
Naval bombardment of Iwo Jima, preceding the amphibious assault during World War 2. Animation shows a map which locates Iwo Jima. Animation shows the defensive positions of Japanese defenders on Iwo Jima at various dates. U.S. Warships firing naval guns. Other ships in the background. Cruiser USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) seen at time codes 2:18-2:21.
Ruins and devastation caused by the atomic bomb explosion in Hiroshima, Japan during World War 2. Members of a United States mission inspect the ruins. Effect of the ruins on the Russo-Japanese War Memorial. Trees in the field destroyed due to the explosion. Rubble and ruins in the city. Wrecked houses and buildings. A destroyed statue amidst the city. Damaged Hiroshima Prefectural Industrial Promotion Hall with Motoyasu Bridge in the background. People walk on a street.
Elevated view of people walking on the damaged Ai-Oi Bridge over a river in Hiroshima, Japan. Bridge shows damage from the atomic bomb explosion in World War 2. A U.S. soldier examines a steel bridge post etched from flying debris during the blast. Views of various wrecked buildings in the city. Exterior and interior views of a destroyed school building. A building knocked partially off its foundation and leaning sideways. Ruins of destroyed Japanese military headquarters. View of he Chugoku Electric Company building made of reinforced concrete that withstood the blast better than many buildings.
A Japanese officer in uniform and three Kamikaze pilots in flight gear walk toward the camera during visit to a Shinto Shrine in Chofu, Japan, during World War 2. Trees in the background. The four men bow in unison.
A World War II reenactment shows four Japanese Kamikaze pilots visit a Shinto Shrine in Chofu, Japan. The Kamikaze pilots visit Shinto Shrine before their final mission. They bow towards the shrine. Three are dressed in flying gear. The 4th is wearing a Class A uniform with sword. (World War II; WW II; World War 2; World War Two)
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