United News, Release 55 (1943): Italian Islands First to Fall as Invasion Begins.
This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Allied planes bomb Pantelleria Island. 2. Generals de Gaulle and Giraud inspect troops in North Africa; Giraud decorates General Eisenhower. 3. U.S. farmers sow potatoes. 4. Hindus gather for a religious ceremony in India. 5. Work on...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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1943.
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| Summary: | This World War II-era newsreel includes the following segments: 1. Allied planes bomb Pantelleria Island. 2. Generals de Gaulle and Giraud inspect troops in North Africa; Giraud decorates General Eisenhower. 3. U.S. farmers sow potatoes. 4. Hindus gather for a religious ceremony in India. 5. Work on the Big Inch pipe line. 6. Greece receives a lend-lease destroyer in Washington, D.C. 7. The world's largest synthetic rubber plant. 8. Madame Chiang Kai-shek reviews women marines. 9. Argentine president is overthrown by revolution in Buenos Aires. (10 minutes). |
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| Item Description: | Fma41459. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 streaming video file (10 min.)) |
| Format: | System requirements: Windows Media, etc. Mode of access: World Wide Web. |