Significant events from the first 18 months of America’s participation in WWII - the mobilisation of industry, training of volunteers, and the worldwide deployment of American troops. Includes footage of the naval war in the Pacific, the Japanese threat to Australia and the battles of the Coral Sea, Midway, Guadalcanal, Solomons and Papua.
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
007602
Language
English
Subject categories
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Archival materials
Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Newsreels - United States
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Battles
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Naval battles
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → United States - Armed forces
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - History
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Naval operations
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Pacific Area
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - United States
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)