Yanks Land On Bougainville (1943)

Unused, unissued material. Bougainville, Solomon Islands. M, S church service for US army officers on deck of warship. Various shots of American GIs getting into landing craft. Various shots explosions on coast of islands. Various shots soldiers firing big guns from warships. Japanese aeroplanes fly over island bombing landing craft. Various shots soldiers running from landing craft onto beach under fire. Various shots corpses of Japanese soldiers. Various shots American soldiers unloading equipment from landing craft. We see GIs on beach dressing wounds and smoking, preparing for next leg of battle. More shots of battle. More shots officers church service. More shots troops landing, more shots battle. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents t