WW2 U.S. War Department Collection - VOLUME 4 DVD
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FILM 11:
1. B--24s of the 307th Bomber Group Luzon Invasion Convoy bomb Nichols and Nielson airfields in the Philippines January 7th. 2. US forces capture Baguio, Philippines April 27th. 3. Attack on Hill 2380: Ground-to-air radio communication between infantry and A--20s (strafing, napalm and parachute demolition bombing) in the attack on Hill 2380. Radio co-ordination of artillery and infantry. 4. Activities in the Philippines: US P--38s drop napalm and firebombs on Japanese troops and supplies in Northern Luzon. US A--20s strafe Japanese fortified mountain positions. American personnel display captured Japanese mortars. US Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Mustangs pound the Manila waterworks. 5. US infantry units clean up remaining Japanese on Corregidor. US forces capture Japanese suicide boats. General MacArthur raises the American flag at a ceremony on Corregidor. 6. US engineers use gasoline to burn out dug-in Japanese in Manila harbor. 7. Action on Northern Luzon: Filipino guerrillas fight Japanese in the Cagayan Valley. US forces collect Japanese prisoners. USA, 1945, B&W, 28 minutes.
FILM 12:
1. Attack on Manila Bay: Carrier-based planes of the US Third Fleet attack Japanese shipping in Manila Bay November 13th and 14th, airfields on Luzon Island and the Cavite naval base. 2. First landings on Luzon: US invasion of Northern Luzon. MacArthur returns to Luzon. 3. Action on the Western Front: General Patton's Third Army compresses the Bulge on January 10th. 4. Alsace Front: US demolition crews blow up a bridge and blockhouse. 5. 106 B--17s drop 260 tons of bombs on Merkeville and its oil refinery August 3rd. 6. British carrier-based planes launch an attack on Sumatra. Avengers, Fireflies and Seaflies strike on oil refinery. Japanese planes strafe the British carrier force. British planes return to their carriers. 7. Celebes Strike: 12 B--25s bomb and strafe Japanese supply and dispersal areas near Sidate airfield December 29th. B--25s flying at 75 feet drop 12 hundred-pound parademolition-type bombs on Celebes. 8. Activities in China: Maintenance unites salvage aircraft at Kunming airbase. US engineers reconstruct Liuchow airbase after it has been cleared of mines. 9. Service troops arrive at Manila: First transfer of troops from Europe to the Pacific. US transport ships bring 4,300 American troops (mostly black). 10. An anti-sub mortar is found on a damaged Japanese freighter in Naha harbor, Okinawa. 11. US Third Fleet warships shell Kamaishi, Japan. USA, 1945, B&W, 27 minutes.
FILM 13:
1. Meeting of Allied Leaders: American and British military and political representatives meet at Malta. The Yalta Conference is held at Livadia Palace. FDR, Stalin and Churchill meet February 4th through 12th. 2. British Mosquito bombers attack German shipping off the Norwegian coast. 3. B--24 pilots design and demonstrate an improved high-altitude oxygen mask. 4. French civilians are safely evacuated from Saint Nazaire through a German-Allied truce. 5. American forces capture Saint Vith January 23rd. 6. US Army boots are improved to combat trenchfoot. 7. Maintenance units de-ice and equip with skis a snowed-in Piper Cub plane. 8. Demonstration of a Bailey assault bridge. 9. Activities in Burma: Lieutenant Colonel Seagrave returns to the recaptured village of Nam Kham January 25th. The Allies put pressure on the Japanese at the Western Front in Burma. 10. Army and Navy planes hit Japanese installations. Navy bombers and fighters hit Japanese supply ships near Manila, airfield and military installations on Formosa and strategic points in Indo-China. Army B--29s bomb aircraft factories outside Osaka. 11. Operations in the Philippines: Americans equip and supply Filipinos for the Luzon campaign. The second US amphibious landing at Bataan. USA, 1945, B&W, 30 minutes
FILM 14:
1. Private Snafu Cartoon: The importance of proper weapons maintenance is demonstrated. 2. The Japanese destroy and abandon Liuchow. The Chinese Army recaptures Liuchow June 13th. 3. Allied forces invade Aguni with little opposition. 4. Australian forces invade and capture Balikpapan. 5. Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet is hit by a typhoon suffering extensive damage. 6. Specially modified RAF Lancasters drop 11-ton superbombs (Grandslams and Volcanos) on German viaducts. (Close-ups of damage scenes are also shown.) 7. American/Chinese co-operation in China: Activities of the Chinese 6th Army. American transport planes ship Chinese forces to Chihkiang. Chinese forces stop the Japanese advance at Chihkiang on May 9th. 8. American service schools in the Pacific: Parachute instruction on Luzon. US Assault Signal Company practices amphibious landings in Hawaii. 9. Transportation difficulties in Okinawa: Heavy rains slow down the transport of personnel and supplies. Supply routes are redirected from Kuba beach to Yonabaru beach. 10. A twin-engine 57F Tigercat fighter bomber in test flight off an aircraft carrier. USA, 1945, B&W, 26 minutes.
Four films on one DVD Total running time: 110 minutes
1. B--24s of the 307th Bomber Group Luzon Invasion Convoy bomb Nichols and Nielson airfields in the Philippines January 7th. 2. US forces capture Baguio, Philippines April 27th. 3. Attack on Hill 2380: Ground-to-air radio communication between infantry and A--20s (strafing, napalm and parachute demolition bombing) in the attack on Hill 2380. Radio co-ordination of artillery and infantry. 4. Activities in the Philippines: US P--38s drop napalm and firebombs on Japanese troops and supplies in Northern Luzon. US A--20s strafe Japanese fortified mountain positions. American personnel display captured Japanese mortars. US Thunderbolts, Lightnings and Mustangs pound the Manila waterworks. 5. US infantry units clean up remaining Japanese on Corregidor. US forces capture Japanese suicide boats. General MacArthur raises the American flag at a ceremony on Corregidor. 6. US engineers use gasoline to burn out dug-in Japanese in Manila harbor. 7. Action on Northern Luzon: Filipino guerrillas fight Japanese in the Cagayan Valley. US forces collect Japanese prisoners. USA, 1945, B&W, 28 minutes.
FILM 12:
1. Attack on Manila Bay: Carrier-based planes of the US Third Fleet attack Japanese shipping in Manila Bay November 13th and 14th, airfields on Luzon Island and the Cavite naval base. 2. First landings on Luzon: US invasion of Northern Luzon. MacArthur returns to Luzon. 3. Action on the Western Front: General Patton's Third Army compresses the Bulge on January 10th. 4. Alsace Front: US demolition crews blow up a bridge and blockhouse. 5. 106 B--17s drop 260 tons of bombs on Merkeville and its oil refinery August 3rd. 6. British carrier-based planes launch an attack on Sumatra. Avengers, Fireflies and Seaflies strike on oil refinery. Japanese planes strafe the British carrier force. British planes return to their carriers. 7. Celebes Strike: 12 B--25s bomb and strafe Japanese supply and dispersal areas near Sidate airfield December 29th. B--25s flying at 75 feet drop 12 hundred-pound parademolition-type bombs on Celebes. 8. Activities in China: Maintenance unites salvage aircraft at Kunming airbase. US engineers reconstruct Liuchow airbase after it has been cleared of mines. 9. Service troops arrive at Manila: First transfer of troops from Europe to the Pacific. US transport ships bring 4,300 American troops (mostly black). 10. An anti-sub mortar is found on a damaged Japanese freighter in Naha harbor, Okinawa. 11. US Third Fleet warships shell Kamaishi, Japan. USA, 1945, B&W, 27 minutes.
FILM 13:
1. Meeting of Allied Leaders: American and British military and political representatives meet at Malta. The Yalta Conference is held at Livadia Palace. FDR, Stalin and Churchill meet February 4th through 12th. 2. British Mosquito bombers attack German shipping off the Norwegian coast. 3. B--24 pilots design and demonstrate an improved high-altitude oxygen mask. 4. French civilians are safely evacuated from Saint Nazaire through a German-Allied truce. 5. American forces capture Saint Vith January 23rd. 6. US Army boots are improved to combat trenchfoot. 7. Maintenance units de-ice and equip with skis a snowed-in Piper Cub plane. 8. Demonstration of a Bailey assault bridge. 9. Activities in Burma: Lieutenant Colonel Seagrave returns to the recaptured village of Nam Kham January 25th. The Allies put pressure on the Japanese at the Western Front in Burma. 10. Army and Navy planes hit Japanese installations. Navy bombers and fighters hit Japanese supply ships near Manila, airfield and military installations on Formosa and strategic points in Indo-China. Army B--29s bomb aircraft factories outside Osaka. 11. Operations in the Philippines: Americans equip and supply Filipinos for the Luzon campaign. The second US amphibious landing at Bataan. USA, 1945, B&W, 30 minutes
FILM 14:
1. Private Snafu Cartoon: The importance of proper weapons maintenance is demonstrated. 2. The Japanese destroy and abandon Liuchow. The Chinese Army recaptures Liuchow June 13th. 3. Allied forces invade Aguni with little opposition. 4. Australian forces invade and capture Balikpapan. 5. Admiral William F. Halsey's Third Fleet is hit by a typhoon suffering extensive damage. 6. Specially modified RAF Lancasters drop 11-ton superbombs (Grandslams and Volcanos) on German viaducts. (Close-ups of damage scenes are also shown.) 7. American/Chinese co-operation in China: Activities of the Chinese 6th Army. American transport planes ship Chinese forces to Chihkiang. Chinese forces stop the Japanese advance at Chihkiang on May 9th. 8. American service schools in the Pacific: Parachute instruction on Luzon. US Assault Signal Company practices amphibious landings in Hawaii. 9. Transportation difficulties in Okinawa: Heavy rains slow down the transport of personnel and supplies. Supply routes are redirected from Kuba beach to Yonabaru beach. 10. A twin-engine 57F Tigercat fighter bomber in test flight off an aircraft carrier. USA, 1945, B&W, 26 minutes.
Four films on one DVD Total running time: 110 minutes
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NTSC Region 0 encoding (Entire World)
