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    I. 'JEEPS.' The commentary introduces the "Jeep" (General Purpose utility vehicle GP) over views of British Army officers driving a Willys MB 4x4 Jeep at speed along a Cairo street. The vehicle's ability to negotiate rough terrain is aptly ...

     
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    I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' The commentary stresses that "Britain's victory production drive is in full swing" and that tank production in particular is increasing in volume. Female factory workers brush anti-corrosion paint into vulnerable areas of an ...

     
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    I. 'ARMY POLICE DOGS.' Dog handlers from the Corps of Military Police march along with their canine charges as the commentary points out that many of the animals were handed to the Army police school for the duration of the war. The dogs, guided by ...

     
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    September 15th, 1940 - The Day that Saved the World.

    I. 'SEPTEMBER 15th 1940-THE DAY THAT SAVED THE WORLD.' A retrospective edition covering events of interest in the two years following the aforementioned date. The ...

     
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    I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' King Haakon VII of Norway accompanied by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Martha mount a viewing podium in Hyde Park to view a march past of Free Norwegian subjects on the occasion of the King's seventieth birthday. ...

     
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    I. 'NEWS FROM AMERICA.' The commentary states that mass production in the shipyards is America's reply to the U-boats. A large commercial shipbuilding yard is shown with heavy-lift cranes and slipways evident. Invited women dignitaries pose for ...

     
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    I. 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' Stockshot footage shows United States (US) infantry disembarking from the merchant troopship St Mihiel at a port in Northern Ireland in 1918. The commentary contrasts the arrival of the 1918 "Doughboys" with their counterparts ...

     
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    I. [Reel One] 'NEWS FROM ENGLAND.' Members of the Home Guard patrol Lake Windermere in small motor boats mounting a Vickers .303-in heavy machine guns on the bow. The commentary points out that until the arrival of the motor boats, the lake was ...

     
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    Promises Fulfilled - [Supplies].

    I. 'PROMISES FULFILLED.' North American B-25 Mitchell bombers of the United States Army Air Force (USAAF) fly in loose formation. Royal Air Force (RAF) Martin Baltimore bombers drop ...

     
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    I. 'THE COMMANDO SPIRIT SPREADS.' The commentary outlines the adoption of the main tenets of Commando fighting methods by the forces of the United Nations. Gurkha troops make extensive use of foliage as cover during jungle exercises in Ceylon. ...

     
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    Simla and New Delhi. At 'The Races'. Large Military Parade. Govornor's Garden Party. Tiger hunt with large group of elephants. Servants attending to the preparation of clothing for formal occasions. Hunting expeditions.

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    Tour in Upper Garhwal 1941-42. (Punjab) Scenic journey through high mountain country. Villages in the high mountains with local village life. Rope bridges over wide mountain rivers being crossed. European lady being carried in a ...