War in Poland, Holland, and Greece

Hawaii, 1952: A map showing the location of Hawaii compared to mainland United States.

United States, 1952: An officer operates a camera mounted on a mobile mounted gun turrent.

Manufacturing Weapons of War

1. Various of fire and plume of smoke rising from oil facility 2. Various of police van in foreground, fire in background 3. Pan down from plume of smoke to fire A series of explosions at one of Britain's largest oil depots shook an area...

1. Wide shot of grounded planes at Domodedovo airport 2. Various of Ilyushin 96-300 jet at airport 3. Airport workers talking 4. Luggage trolley driving 6. Wide shot Ilyushin 96-300 plane with its engine hoods opened 7. Close up Ilyushin...

Cameramen at all points have gathered from front-line positions. These Movietone pictures of the most momentous ""Combined Operation"", which gives us control of the Western Mediterranean. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

Cameramen at all points have gathered from front-line positions. These Movietone pictures of the most momentous ""Combined Operation"", which gives us control of the Western Mediterranean. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical...

The biggest airliner ever built is seen for the first time at Filton, Bristol. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced for...

Nalchik Area - The Red Army has made great advances in the Caucasus stopping Hitler's bid to reach the oilfields of Grozny and Baku. ® Rzhev Front - Great advances have also been made in the Central following the cutting of the...

Britain's latest jet fighter, the Hawker N7/46, shows it's paces at Langley, Bucks. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...

Howard Hughes has a test run in his huge flying boat and lifts her off the water for about a mile. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection...

The opening of the Air Terminal at Southampton marked the return of the Empire Flying Boats. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are...

Field Marshal Lord Montgomery visits Berlin, the trip having been arranged before the present situation developed. In the Russian zone lies the wreckage of the British Viking aircraft which crashed with a Russian fighter. Disclaimer:...

Off Gibraltar, the Home and Mediterranean Fleets go into ""mock"" battle, just proving that we are well prepared in case on an emergency. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...

Flying from California to Maryland, the Flying Wing YB 49, travels at 500 mph, doing the trip in four and half hours. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

INAUGURATING PAKISTAN - Lord and Lady Mountbatten went to Karachi for the beginning of the Dominion of Pakistan. They watched as Mr Jinnah was sworn in as the new Governor General. ENTHUSIASM AT NEW DELHI - Excitement was running high on...

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South African troops man the Ack Ack guns and their Air Force have spotter planes. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or metadata of the collection are reproduced...

The RAF continues to fight off Nazi raiders. Houses, shops and a church are wrecked in Malden. Eastbourne also sustains some bomb damage. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either...

The city of Bizerta has been a naval base and Axis stronghold which had been given a hard pounding from the air by the Allies. After its capture US and French Forces carried out a cleaning up operation. Disclaimer: British Movietone is...

The Soviet Army continues to push to German back, with successes not only north-west of Moscow but south in the Caucasus. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...

1942 has meant hard fighting for the heroic Red Army; let us hope 1943 will bring final victory for our allies, the Soviet Peoples. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the...

General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson took the salute at a parade of all the services and all the United Nations in Cairo. Disclaimer: British Movietone is an historical collection. Any views and expressions within either the video or...