THE WAR, NO. 3 Reel 2 · Part 3

Description

The original production summary sheet reads as follows: Reel 1, Part 1, troops at Camp Johnston, Fla., abandon equipment while swimming, jump from towers, and swim under burning oil. Part 2 contrasts prewar N.Y.C. traffic and bright lights with wartime blackout conditions. Cars are stored because of the gas shortage; consumers use ration books for food. Part 3, Russian troops use sleds, eat at field kitchens, and snipe at Germans. Reel 2, Part 1 describes V-mail procedures: cutting, microfilming, transport, photographic enlargement, and processing. Part 2, Gen. Vandegrift describes the Guadalcanal campaign. Shows the landing, brief combat scenes, and Japanese prisoners.

Collection

Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer

Series

Army - Navy Screen Magazine