Bedtime History
Navajo Code Talkers for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the Navajo Code Talkers, who served valiantly during World War II.
Bedtime History
Native Americans of North America for Kids | Part 2 of 2 | Bedtime History
Part 2 of 2: into the rich and complex history of Native Americans in North America with our latest YouTube video. Explore the diverse cultures, societies, and civilizations that flourished long before European settlers arrived. From the...
Wonderscape
Turning the Tide: Midway and the Allied Counterattack
Examine the turning point of World War II in the Pacific at the Battle of Midway, where Allied forces began a counteroffensive that would shift the momentum of the war. The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II...
One Minute History
198 - Code Talkers - One Minute History
In the heat of battle, knowledge is power. Messages must be sent and received quickly, accurately and if you plan on winning, they need to be encoded. October 1918 (World War I) France - Native American men from Oklahoma organize a...
One Minute History
199 - Navajo Code Talkers - One Minute History
On the morning of May 4, 1942, twenty nine Navajo men boarded a bus at Ft. Defiance, Arizona bound for Marine Corps training camp. These men were tasked with creating a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language. The Navajo...
Hip Hughes History
The Road to Tokyo Exhibit: The National WW2 Museum
After visiting New Orleans and the National WW2 Museum I had to make a video about the "Road to Tokyo" exhibit. Visit the museum online for information about scheduling your class or family trip!
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: RELIGIOUS SERVICE, FRESH WATER
VS US Soldier delivering sermon (unconfirmed) w/ Bible in hand, other soldiers gathered around for prayer, religious service, on Iwo Jima beach / VS US Marines examining water pipes set up along Iwo Jima beach, checking distillation...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: PLANNING THE FINAL ASAULT
VS General Holland Smith (aka 'Howlin' Mad') (C) on sitting on beach w/ staff officers, talking, planning strategy / MS Small wooden sign posts w/ directions to parts of base on Iwo Jima beach / VS US soldier typing on typewriter...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: INVASION BEGINS
VS Mount Suribachi being bombarded w/ explosions, Navy battleship firing cannons just off shore at sea / VS Admiral Richmond Kelly Turner looking over notes, various radio operators in communication room, one writing on board, seaman on...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: BUILDING AIRFIELD
VS United States Marine Engineering Units & Navy Construction Battalion excavators (aka diggers) on Iwo Jima beach loading, moving, unloading mounds of dirt, tractors paving airstrip for airfield / VS Boeing B29 Superfortress approaching...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: EQUIPMENT AND MEN ARRIVE AT THE BEACH
MS Seaman signaling morse code w/ light / VS United States 3rd Marine Division landing on Iwo Jima beach, reinforcement soldiers, M4 Sherman tanks, trucks pulling artillery, & Jeeps emerging from landing crafts, VS US soldier's boots.
The March of Time
1945: IWO JIMA: WS Battleship firing cannon guns. LS Battleship firing guns. US Marines in Higgins landing craft (LCVP) on ocean. HA WS Shells hitting water near moving landing craft. US Marines hurry out of landing vehicle. WWII.
MOT 1945: IWO JIMA: WS Battleship firing cannon guns. LS Battleship firing guns. US Marines in Higgins landing craft (LCVP) on ocean. HA WS Shells hitting water near moving landing craft. US Marines hurry out of landing vehicle. WWII.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: FIGHTING ON THE BEACH
Tank moving on beach, VS US Forces pinned down on beach of Iwo Jima, soldiers crawling on sand, medic tending wounded, various tanks stranded along beach shore, dead KIA soldier w/ knife in hand.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: FIGHTING ON THE BEACH
VS US Forces pinned down on beach of Iwo Jima, M4 tanks & soldiers maneuvering, trying to get equipment on beach, soldiers carrying wounded on stretcher.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: KAMIKAZE ATTACK
VS United States Naval fleet of warships, battleships, just off shore of Iwo Jima defending against Japanese Kamikaze aircrafts, antiaircraft guns firing everywhere, Kamikaze planes crashing into water.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: TANK TRACKS
Tank tracks, & truck wheels stuck in sand of Iwo Jima beach, Marines laying out metal mats, vehicles moving on mats, soldiers mobilizing.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: PREPARATION FOR THE FINAL PUSH
US Marines base on Iwo Jima beach w/ scattered equipment & vehicles / VS US Soldiers by tents getting cleaned, rinsing feet, spreading shaving cream, washing hair in basin.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES ADVANCE ON MOUNT SURIBACHI
VS US Marines carrying injured on stretcher across sand hills on beach of Iwo Jima, soldiers in defensive positions on beach, radioman on large walkie talkie radio w/ mortar team firing in BG / VS US Marines mortar team firing mortars...
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES ADVANCING
VS US Marines maneuvering on beach of Iwo Jima, explosions, soldiers (28th Regiment) spread across island, soldiers & artillery cannons in ditches firing upon Mount Suribachi, aka Hot Rocks.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: AFTERMATH
WS PAN Large pile of empty artillery shells piled high & far on Iwo Jima beach, other debris along beach, Mount Suribachi BG.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES ADVANCE ON MOUNT SURIBACHI
VS US Marine firing on dead body of Japanese soldier lying on Iwo Jima beach, US soldiers using flamethrowers, dead burning body, various US soldiers moving on beach, shouting directions.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT
fleet just off shore, including landing crafts w/ US Marines moving / VS Heavy bombing across Iwo Jima, landing crafts w/ US Marines landing on shore, soldiers pouring out of crafts, carrying equipment.
The March of Time
MOT 1945: BATTLE OF IWO JIMA: MARINES ADVANCE ON MOUNT SURIBACHI
VS US Marines on beach of Iwo Jima, climbing over hills & ridges, taking fire, explosion, in dugout trenches, one soldier taking supplies from another, US Marines on beach of Iwo Jima, soldier firing shoulder rocket launcher, explosion...
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Two soldiers carry a wounded soldier down a hill.
Two soldiers carry a wounded soldier down a hill.