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I. 21 December. Opening with shots of African sappers unloading folding boats from a truck, the film shows the men ...
An illustration of the role of African servicemen in the Second World War. The King's African Rifles and the Royal ...
Burma, 30 January 1942. American Volunteer Group (AVG), Two Curtiss P-40 Tomahawk fighter aircraft warming up for take-off on a ...
A survey of the strategic situation of the British Empire in the Far East in the face of ...
START 10:33:25 Two Ford 98T 3-ton lorries deliver the performers and prefabricated theatre pavilion belonging to the East Africa Command's ...
START 10:16:29 A morning parade for seven African NCOs and 27 Other Ranks wearing white cook's uniform serving with 10th ...
A survey of the involvement of India's Home Front in the war effort.
An opening sequence of blackout, ARP ...
A film made for African audiences showing how Basuto troops are occupied in the Allied cause.
A title reads 'Middle East: ...
An army captain wanders, wounded, into a Bedouin tent, and is nursed by the Sheik's daughter, whom he marries.He returns ...
On Ramree Island off the Arakan coast of Burma, local civilians welcome British troops, who go sightseeing with ...
British newsreel covering the British retreat through Burma, an exclusive report by British Paramount cameraman Maurice Ford.
Opening titles ...
Film about the Allied victory in Burma.
Introduction briefly outlines the geography and climate of Burma, and the extent ...