Description
Appointment in Tokyo
On the war in the Pacific, 1942-1945
WWII, Japanese soldier views Corregidor in the Philippines. Artillery shell is loaded into breech of artillery gun. Point of view looking down barrel of artillery piece as shell is loaded. Several scenes of artillery guns firing, bombardment of Island of Corregidor. From captured Japanese film May 5, 1942 show Japanese troops landing on Corregidor. Scenes of General Wainwright surrender to Japanese on Corregidor. American flag taken down and Japanese flag is raised on Corregidor. Japanese flag waving in the breeze. Scenes of Japanese soldiers raising weapons in victory celebration at Bataan, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Road sign reads “Mariveles”. Scenes of Bataan death march.
Hand holding dagger, dagger is plunged into map of Malay (Malaysia), then Borneo, then New Guinea. American industry and labor converting from manufacturing of civilian goods to weapons of war. Shows unloading of planes, tanks, and American troops in Australia. Battle of the Bismark Sea. Planes of the U.S. 5th Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) attack Japanese naval task force in the Bismarck Sea, smoke from damaged and sinking Japanese ships. Images of Gen. Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz. Animated map shows war plans of the two routes back to the Philippines.
Scenes of night naval bombardment, aerial bombing, and amphibious assaults. Animated map of shows route taken by Allied Forces to the capture of the Admiralty Islands. Images of General Douglas MacArthur on-board an invasion ship. Animated map shows the “island hopping” capture of Japanese occupied islands. Bodies of hundreds of dead Japanese soldiers. White crosses with dog tags mark graves of U.S. Soldiers. U.S. Soldier kneels at white cemetery cross. F5F Wildcat planes with bombs attached being launched from aircraft carrier. Animated maps show battle plans as Island by island is taken by forces under Command of Fleet Admiral Nimitz.
Runtime: 00:10:24
Sound: yes
File: high definition 1920×1080/24p ProRes422.
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