... harvesting by hand, treading out the grain, winnowing on tripod, followed by dry ploughing and dry harrowing. Various scenes of Mandalay and Fort Dufferin include the Eastern Audience Hall.

Reel 5: (Swiming and canal picnic)

Reel 6: ("Our dumb ...

... down spire of Shwe Dagon Pagoda in centre of Rangoon and shows temple lion statues and feeding of pigeons. Views of former capital Mandalay show the moat surrounding the Fort and a temple.

III. Spring thaw hampers German armour on Central Sector of ...

... who wave Japanese flags.

III. "Attack and capture of Mandalay." Map of Burma. Japanese soldiers, who since March have ... of Gustav Holst's Planets on the track. Signpost to Mandalay indicates distance of 82 miles. Demolition of bridge by retreating ...

... down and back over target areas. Nose view of cannon attack on motor vehicle. Cannon attack against train on Lashio-Mandalay railway. Internal shot looking down over target. Burning railway wagons clearly visible with dense smoke.

Notes

One ...

... Rout Turns Into Massacre' and 'British Fight 60 Miles From Mandalay') and the Daily Mail. An editor selects a photo and ... evacuation attempt by German 17th Army. The '60 Miles from Mandalay' headline probably refers to operations on the Shwebo plain, or to ...

... , many of the men are unshaven and carry Lee-Enfield .303-in Mk III rifles. A Chindit crouches by the tracks of the Mandalay-Myitkyina railway, manning a Vickers .303-in water-cooled heavy machine gun mounted on a tripod. A bare-chested Chindit fires a ...

... with outboard motors churning the water. Putting a 3.7-inch gun onto the raft.

Notes

Tigyaing is almost due north of Mandalay and about 30 miles south of Katha. 36th Division was part of the multinational Northern Combat Area Command, and at ...

... 's push down the 'railway corridor', in turn part of US General Stilwell's three-pronged offensive south towards Mandalay. Stubborn Japanese resistance and poor cooperation from the neighbouring Chinese 50th Division meant that Indaw, Naba and Katha were ...

... , cram weeks of shopping into a few minutes". as food is served to troops.

III. "FROM THE LEDO ROAD TO MOGAUNG-MANDALAY" Jeeps are transported to a Division along the Ledo Road, across bridges built by Engineers and then down river, fastened to rafts ...

... a multi-national force comprising American and Chinese troops in addition to British 36th Division. The repair of the Mogaung-Mandalay railway line was an important part of improving communications in this area.

Colonel Dupuy was the commander of an ...

... and Americans (including a Tommy gun-toting Military Policeman), goes to see the wreckage of rolling stock on the Myitkyina-Mandalay railway line. Short pan of derailed wagons. Mountbatten meeting Lieutenant-Colonel Dr Gordon Seagrave at his missionary ...

... Bren guns, and are also seen repairing a bridge on the Mogaung-Mandalay railway line.

Close-up of the lock of an Enfield No.4 rifle ... to a river. Indian Engineers at work repairing the Mogaung-Mandalay railway line; a sapper uses a torch to cut a rail. ...