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United News : MacArthur returns to the Philippines ; Red Cross Parcels for War Prisoners ; Uruguay military academy marks 59th Anniversary ; Giant calculator solves problems in mathematics ; Battle for Pelelui Island in final stages ; Allied armies break gothic line in Italy ; Allies Capture Great French port of Brest
- Format:
- Government document
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- United States. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Overseas Operations Branch. New York Office. News and Features Bureau.
- Series:
- Motion Picture Films from "United News" Newsreels, 1942 - 1945
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964.
- MacArthur, Douglas.
- United States. Department of the Navy. U.S. Marine Corps.
- United States.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Philippines.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Mark I (Calculator).
- Peleliu, Battle of, Palau, 1944.
- World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- Military campaigns.
- Italy.
- Palau.
- Philippines.
- Genre:
- Feature films
- Actualities (Motion pictures)
- Newsreels
- Nonfiction films
- Short films
- Newsreels.
- Short films.
- Nonfiction films.
- Feature films.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (10 minutes 38 seconds) : sound, black and white
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : National Archives and Records Administration, [1944]
- Summary:
- Part 1, naval guns bombard the beaches of Leyte and carrier-based planes bomb the island defenses. The amphibious assault begins. Shows Gens. MacArthur and Wainwright and Adm. Halsey. Part 2, Red Cross personnel pack food parcels for Americans imprisoned in Germany. Part 3, cadets parade at Uruguay's military academy in Montevideo. Part 4, a MARK I calculator at Harvard University solves math problems. Part 5, Marines capture pillboxes and dugouts on Peleliu Island. Part 6, the 5th Army breaks through the Gothic line in Italy behind artillery and tanks.
- OCLC:
- 68193645
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