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21 results found for '"Marshall Islands"' in Location.
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: US Navy Attacks Jap Bases
- Date released
- 5 Mar 1942
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 665A
- NoS ID
- 012168
- Story no
- 1 / 2
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: US Navy Attacks Marshall Islands. DESCRIPTION: The US Navy moves to attack the Gilbert and Marshall Island which have been used by the Japanese as bases since Pearl Harbour. The island...
Allies Attack Pacific Islands
- Date released
- 5 Mar 1942
- Series name
- Pathe Gazette
- Issue no
- 42/19
- NoS ID
- 099303
- Story no
- 2 / 2
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list
The US Pacific Fleet attack Japanese bases in the South Sea Islands. Planes on an aircraft carrier prepare for a mass assault on the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. Then the ships’ guns open up on the...
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Bombers over Japan
- Date released
- 23 Apr 1942
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 672A
- NoS ID
- 012228
- Story no
- 1 / 3
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Bombers Over Japan. DESCRIPTION: The Americans have begun bombing Tokyo and other Japanese cities. SHOTLIST: Library material - Douglas "Dauntless" bombers and Brewster Buffaloes take...
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Pacific Air War
- Date released
- 3 Feb 1944
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 765A
- NoS ID
- 012998
- Story no
- 4 / 5
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Pacific Air War. DESCRIPTION: Americans consolidating on Arawa in New Britain meet one of many Japanese air attacks. The film shows American carriers in action near the Marshall...
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Near Tokyo
- Date released
- 6 Mar 1944
- Series name
- British Movietone News
- Issue no
- 770
- NoS ID
- 013030
- Story no
- 2 / 3
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Nearer Tokyo (Landings on the Marshalls). DESCRIPTION: The capture of the Marshall Islands has given an air-base of strategic importance. Kwajalein Atoll was the key to winning the...
Invasion of the Marshalls
- Date released
- 6 Mar 1944
- Series name
- Pathe Gazette
- Issue no
- 44/19
- NoS ID
- 100306
- Story no
- 4 / 4
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list
The American invasion of the Marshall Islands, one of their boldest and best executed operations of the war. The main American attack was directed against the islands in the Kwajalein Atoll.
More Action Pictures from the Marshalls
- Date released
- 23 Mar 1944
- Series name
- Gaumont British News
- Issue no
- 1066
- NoS ID
- 064094
- Story no
- 2 / 4
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet
Pacific Close Up
- Date released
- 23 Mar 1944
- Series name
- Pathe Gazette
- Issue no
- 44/24
- NoS ID
- 100317
- Story no
- 1 / 3
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list
Follow-up pictures of the invasion of the Marshalls, as Marines and men of the 7th Army move inland. Flame-throwers are used to flush out the enemy and prisoners are taken. At Kwajalein, Admiral Nimitz...
Pacific Islet Prepares for Atomic Test
- Date released
- 18 Mar 1946
- Series name
- British Paramount News
- Issue no
- 1570
- NoS ID
- 039940
- Story no
- 3 / 4
Americans evacuate natives of Bikini, Pacific Island which will be centre of atom bomb tests.
The Fifth Warning
- Date released
- 12 Aug 1946
- Series name
- Pathe News
- Issue no
- 46/64
- NoS ID
- 101241
- Story no
- 4 / 4
- Extras
- 1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list
The second Atomic bomb test at Bikini. The underwater detonation providing one of the greatest newsreel pictures of all time. Included in the story are captured Japanese films taken in Nagasaki and Hiroshima...