In this clip, the invasion of Normandy is planned, though the VO makes it clear that the soldiers did not yet know what was coming. Open on a MWS of a soldier loading up a plane. LS of clouds in the sky, then a CU of a soldier polishing something. LS of parachutes in the sky. LS of a covered body being placed in a wagon. WS of a soldier training to use a weapon that looks like a bazooka. LS of a large sea vessel going by. LS of the beach, then a LS of a boat. Cut to an aerial shot of a warship below, followed by a CU of a weather vane. Images of stacks of wire netting, petrol, then a water pipeline, white stars painted on lanes of trucks, the inoculation of some soldiers, a ship coming out of some stocks, ships on the water, and a tracking shot of phone and radio operators follow. Next, we see a meeting of the military bosses, followed by an image of a house, then of Stalin, FDR, and Churchill all sitting in chairs (presumably from the Yalta Conference). Each head gets a CU. MS of Eisenhower and another officer coming out of a building, then a shot of the sign on his door. Next comes a shot of men examining a map of Europe. CUs and MSs of big shots at a table making plans for a coming campaign. MWS of officers walking by. More shots of officers looking authoritative. Lovely LS of planes against a sky full of white, fluffy clouds. CU, inside one of the planes as well as aerial shots of bombs being dropped.
1940s
This clip shows supplies and soldiers being loaded into ships for the...
1940s
Clip describing continued fighting in France, meeting of Churchill, FDR,...
1940s
Shots of men on ships. Shot of officer crossing barbed wire and talking to...