American Goes to War in the Pacific

Another in the Crusade in the Pacific series.

Areas coming under attack by Japan early in the war.

Japan announces sinking two British ships, including the Prince of Wales.

The video then talks about Singapore and how it expected an attack from the sea.

The Dutch East Indies, with native troops forming most of the defensive force.

Dec.8th, Japanese forces attack Malaya.

More Japanese troops arrive from French Indo-China and Thailand.

The Japanese troops move over rugged terrain south towards Singapore. (Again, there are many scenes in this episode I have not seen elsewhere.)

Japanese troops encountered little resistance in their Malayan campaign.

Japanese bombers hit Singapore.

Japanese troops move on Hong Kong.

Hong Kong surrenders.

Feb. 1942, Japanese troops enter Singapore.

Singapore surrenders to the Japanese. Yamashita demanded an immediate unconditional surrender, and the British tried to bargain for more time.

Japanese planes carrying paratroopers attack the Dutch East Indies.

Japan completes their conquest of that area.

A group of Japanese planes fly over Australian territory.

The RAF attacks the Japanese planes as they make their raid on Darwin.

90 Japanese planes were involved in the attack on Darwin.

The US-Australian-New Zealand 'life line.”

An FDR radio address that I have not heard in any of the other materials on WWII that I have viewed.

Then the video goes into US production during the war.

Physical training.

Training in house-to-house warfare, complete with a description by the guy running the exercise.

Then the video talks about Marine Corps training for amphibious warfare.

Churchill talks about British and American forces marching into countries as liberators.

Then the video talks about ship production in the U.S. This ship is being launched, even though it's only partially built.

Another view of the ship, a carrier.

The film talks about life in Australia, where U.S. troops were being shipped for deployment elsewhere.

Offensive actions, although small, begin in Northern Australia.

The Japanese continue to take over more of the Philippines.

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