Great Battles - The Battle of the Philippines DVD Pacific Leyte Manila WWII

Description: Great Battles - The Battle of the Philippines " width="100%" height="90" border="0"> Great Battles - The Battle of the Philippines DVD Video Description Loose Cannon is proud to preserve the USA's military history via its unique DVD film collections. Using a combination of U.S. Dept. of Defense archive films, combat footage, and period newsreels of the time, each film features actual wartime footage and or first-person accounts from those that were there. This disc features various movies about the battles at the end of the Pacific War to retake back the Philippines from Japanese occupation. There is also a short feature about Gen. Douglas MacArthur, and a bonus film overview of the entire War in the Pacific. The disc contains the following six movies: - Battle of Leyte Official U.S. Army film shows the planning and execution of the Allies return to the Philippines, via Leyte.A great introduction to this campaign in both the air and the sea. (25 mins) - Combat Bulletin No. 40 Combat Bulletin No. 40 from 1945, features footage from the Allied forces attack on Manila Harbor, the first landing on Luzon, air attacks on Manila harbor and other scenes of fighting in the Philippines. (18 mins) - Navy Combat Bulletin No. 2 This film features the US Navy efforts in removing Japanese forces from the Philippine Islands at the end of WW2 in 1945. It was produced in cooperation with the US Army Pictorial Services. Carrier planes of the 3rd fleet targeted enemy shipping in Manila and airfields and other installations including Cavite Navy Yard on Luzon Island, before the beach landings. (19 mins) - Manila Liberated (newsreel) Detailed newsreel on Luzon landings and Manila's liberation in hard fighting. Also, bonus material on the Iwo Jima battle. (9 mins) - I Shall Return (newsreel) Biographical short film on the life and accomplishments of General Douglas Mac Arthur, before during and after WWII. (12 mins) - Seapower in the Pacific(newsreel) This post-war U.S. Navy film begins with the Japanese invasion of the China, then the U.S. entry to the war at Pearl Harbor, and the battles that followed from Guadalcanal to the Phillipines, Marianas, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, and culminating with the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A well done educational overview film. (29 mins) View our other military history DVDs here; The Great Battles series, Famous Generals, Rifle Marksmanship, Night Vision, Dog Training, Jeeps, Fighters and Bombers, Battleships/Aircraft Carriers, Tanks, Submarines, Civil Defense and more... * Note - these films were all produced by the US Department of Defense or US government. Purchase Policy : We always ship within 24 hours of receiving payment. Any items received damaged or unreadable are always replaced at no charge to buyer. Payment and Shipping Info Payment Options PayPal, or Credit card via PayPal Shipping/Handling Rate FREE within the U.S., via USPS First Class mail (DVD is readable in almost any PC or MAC, or playable in most DVD players. It is shipped in a PAPER SLEEVE with RECYCLED PACKAGING to keep costs low. NO CASE in included.) Another quality product from... " width="200" height="98" border="1">

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