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US Marines during Battle of Tarawa in World War II
Cautious US Marines looking toward ocean then laying on sand / men crouched over walking at shoreline / men in chest-deep water with guns over heads move behind protective supply barge / Marines with smoke beyond them, throws grenade /...
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US Marines at Betio for Battle of Tarawa in World War II
US Marines hunkered down in dugout fortified with palm tree trunks / cautious men in combat gear at steep sand emplacement with one throwing a grenade / long line of Marines walking past with devastated palm trees in the distance / pan...
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Amphibious vehicles during WWII Battle of Tarawa
Invasion barges, troop transports on water with cargo ships beyond / men, one with binoculars underneath crow's nest and American flag flying in stiff breeze / man (metal hook and three cables) aboard ship looking at barges, amphibious...
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United States Marines at Tarawa Atoll during World War II
With smoke and palm trees behind, US Marines crouch and move left / triangular Japanese pillbox partially buried in sand / Marine at grounded Japanese Mitsubishi A6M Zero with wall of felled palm tree trunks / men approach hut topped...
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1945 US Marines landing on beach of Iwo Jima Island / documentary
1945 US Marines landing on beach of Iwo Jima Island / documentary
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The Fall of Corregidor Island
Aerial shot of Corregidor Island, aka The Rock / Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) soldiers standing on captured armament ruins, waving arms and weapons in air / captured Allied forces and their IJA captors in Bataan / US Army Lt Gen JONATHAN...
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B/W 1940s Emperor Hirohito riding horse past troops + saluting / educational
B/W 1940s Emperor Hirohito riding horse past troops + saluting / educational
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1945 close up tilt down faces of US Marines wearing life preserver on boat in ocean near Iwo Jima Island
1945 close up tilt down faces of US Marines wearing life preserver on boat in ocean near Iwo Jima Island
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B/W 1940s Chiang Kai-Shek writing at desk / China / documentary
B/W 1940s Chiang Kai-Shek writing at desk / China / documentary
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B/W 1940s explosion on dirt hill / China / documentary
B/W 1940s explosion on dirt hill / China / documentary
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B/W 1944 General MacArthur + group of officers wade in ocean on beach / Leyte Island, Phillipines
B/W 1944 General MacArthur + group of officers wade in ocean on beach / Leyte Island, Phillipines
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1945 US Marines raising U.S. flag on Iwo Jima Island / documentary
1945 US Marines raising U.S. flag on Iwo Jima Island / documentary
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B/W 1940s Japanese men in white robes bowing / educational
B/W 1940s Japanese men in white robes bowing / educational
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B/W 1945 Japanese defendants sitting in courtroom at war crimes trial, Tokyo / newsreel
B/W 1945 Japanese defendants sitting in courtroom at war crimes trial, Tokyo / newsreel
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VS reenactments and authentic - men fire anti-aircraft guns, planes drop bombs, ships being bombed, destroyed. Plane drops torpedo in water and hits ship, destroyed planes in water.
VS reenactments and authentic - men fire anti-aircraft guns, planes drop bombs, ships being bombed, destroyed. Plane drops torpedo in water and hits ship, destroyed planes in water.
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B/W 1940s Emperor Hirohito riding horse + saluting / educational
B/W 1940s Emperor Hirohito riding horse + saluting / educational
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World Directions
World Directions on October 28, 1964 in Naha, Japan (Footage by Getty Images)
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Guadalcanal's Henderson Field
/ soldiers milling about making repairs after bombing of Henderson Field / soldiers dig a plane out of the dirt / tractors smoothing out the runway / plane lands on freshly repaired runway. Guadalcanal's Henderson Field on January 01,...
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WWII 'V' for Victory
/ airplane squadrons flying overhead / liberty bell swinging and 'V' for Victory appearing onscreen. WWII 'V' for Victory on January 01, 1943 in Solomon Islands (Footage by Getty Images)
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WWII Guadalcanal Campaign
/ Major General Alexander Vandegrift discussing the Guadalcanal campaign in his office / dead bodies littering the beach / bombing of Henderson Field. WWII Guadalcanal Campaign on January 01, 1943 in Solomon Islands (Footage by Getty...
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WWII Guadalcanal Campaign
/ American soldiers in trenches in the jungle / soldiers marching through the jungle / soldiers cross a bridge palm trees in the background / LS of soldiers coming out of the jungle towards the beach in a long line / three rifles...
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Major General Alexander Vandegrift talking about WWII
/ Major General Alexander Vandegrift standing behind a metal desk with military recruitment posters in the background / discusses his time in command during the Battle of Guadalcanal. Major General Alexander Vandegrift talking about WWII...
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Major General Alexander Vandegrift Talking About Guadalcanal Campaign
/ Major General Alexander Vandegrift narrates: 'Do not however mistake my meaning - I say we will conquer but that conquest will not be easy - It will demand the best in every one of us.' Major General Alexander Vandegrift Talking About...
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Japanese soldier climbs tree during WWII
/ CU of nails attached to the bottom of a Japanese soldier's shoes / soldiers quickly scales a tree trunk. Japanese soldier climbs tree during WWII on January 01, 1943 in Solomon Islands (Footage by Getty Images)