United States Navy off loads material and equipment on a beach during the invasion of an island in the Pacific during World War II. A Landing Vehicle Tracked (LVT) loaded with several soldiers at the beach. The LVT plows through one of the native huts. The hut is completely destroyed by the LVT. Soldiers firing with rifles, at Japanese bunker.
Life of U.S. soldiers in various theaters, operating under very difficult conditions during World War II. Soldiers take positions in dense woods and fire rifles during a combat operation. They run and advance in a battlefield. African American U.S. army soldiers load and fire an artillery piece. A planes crashes, but pilot's parachute is seen safely descending. B-26 hit by flak, bursts into flame, part of engine falls away and aircraft spirals out of control on fire. Aircraft shot out of sky by fighter from behind. Glider aircraft noses forward during landing and flips up in the air. Gun camera footage from a U.S. aircraft firing at another aircraft on the ground. The target aircraft explodes and the flying aircraft flys through the smoke and flame directly above it. Soldiers fire at the enemy during what appears to be a battle in the pacific region. Machine gunner directs fire at enemy, and repeatedly hits a corpse lying just in front of the gun emplacement. Marines fire on Japanese positions on a Pacific island. Ruined villages and burning huts are seen, with U.S. tanks passing by. Marines direct flamethrowers into wrecked buildings and fortifications. Close view of machine gun barrel from side, firing rounds. Soldiers during a combat battle in dense woods of varying terrain. Soldiers advancing during battle. Marines direct flamethrowers at targets ahead.
From "He Has Seen War", scenes of badly disfigured dead bodies of Japanese and American soldiers killed on islands in the Pacific, during World War 2. Corpses of U.S. Marines on a beach. Soldiers dig out dead bodies from mud. Body of U.S. soldier, in mud, being fingerprinted for identification. American dead lying in a field, each with a white covering. Bodies kept under a white cover on a ship. A cemetery of dead soldiers. American dead, each draped in an American flag, being buried at sea. Exhausted and wounded soldiers walk out of a Landing Craft Vehicle. Group of tired U.S. Army soldiers look at camera with blank, exhausted, saddened faces. Sad and depressed war struck civilians. U.S. soldier lifts body of little girl from under rubble and debris. U.S. Army soldier seated beside a grieving civilian family. A dead boy lies between them. They sadly cover his body. Wounded U.S. soldier on stretcher cries out in pain. Soldiers walking in long lines to or from battle. Faces of war-hardened U.S. Soldiers and Marines. Narrator describes the nature of what these soldiers have seen and that they will be changed by their experiences.
United States President Richard Nixon boards the U.S. Air Force One aircraft for his visit to countries of South East Asia. Nixon's motorcade on roads and Nixon during meeting with leaders of countries like Indonesia, Philippines and others. Nixon's helicopter lands and he debarks for a meeting with British Prime Minister. Nixon during meeting with Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau, Israeli Prime Minister Meir, and Japanese Prime Minister Sato (SatÅ). Nixon during meeting with Pope Paul VI in Italy. Nixon walking with French President Pompidou in the Azores. President Nixon and First Lady on their tour to communist Romania in 1969. Nixon on his historic tour to People's Republic of China meets its leaders Zhou Enlai and Mao Zedong. President Nixon and dignitaries visit the Great Wall of China. President Nixon and Henry Kissinger meet and confer with Mao and Zhou Enlai. From a pro-Nixon "documentary" called "The Nixon Years: Change Without Chaos" covering President Richard Nixon's first four years in office. Released during his 1972 reelection campaign.
China's President Chiang Kai-shek inspects the Chinese troops in Burma during World War II. Soldiers march on a street. An aircraft takes off. China's leader and United Nation's Supreme Commander for South East Asia Chiang Kai-shek along with his wife Soong May-Ling and General Mountbatten inspects Chinese troops in Burma. President Chiang and General Mountbatten looks through binoculars. The President of China Chiang Kai-shek and his wife in an American jeep along with other officials to inspect China's Army mobilizing for attack. The soldiers march. President Chiang addresses the soldiers. An American aircraft supplies the guns and ammunition via parachute to the Chinese soldiers fighting in the jungles of Burma against the Japanese soldiers. Chinese soldiers in jungle with their weapons. The soldiers attack their enemies. The heroes of the Burma's battles receiving medals from U.S. Army General Joseph Warren Stilwell.
The Aleutian Islands Campaign of World War II. A map shows the Aleutian Islands situated in the North Pacific Ocean forming the southern boundary of the Bering Sea. Volcanoes in the Aleutian Islands. The rocky coast of the island. A man stands on an ice covered ship. A boat carries some people. An aircraft lands on sea. A ship in the rough seas. In 1942: Animated map depicts Japanese invasion of Midway Island and Dutch Harbor and U.S. response to the attack. U.S. Army Air Force PBY Catalina flying boat aircraft takes off. U.S. Army officers who participated in the Battle of Dutch Harbor include Lieutenants Charles H. Briggs, Jack Todd, Jep C, Jonson, James E. Breeding, Virgil Alleman and Jack S. Marks. Active volcanoes in the background. Army camps in the Aleutian Islands.
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