Bulletin on the Okinawa Operation
This color film shot by U.S. Marine combat photographers tells the story of the first 50 days of the brutal battle for…
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The Fleet that Came to Stay
2020-04-25T21:59:49-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/b31/20200425220901003_hd.jpgThis film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops, the film shows some of the nearly 2,000 kamikaze attacks, and American pilots and gunners trying to shoot them down over the Pacific. Opening with a few dramatized scenes on board a ship, the film was assembled primarily from combat footage by Hollywood filmmaker and Navy Ensign Budd Boetticher, who directed many low budget westerns.
This film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops,…
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This film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops, the film shows some of the nearly 2,000 kamikaze attacks, and American pilots and gunners trying to shoot them down over the Pacific. Opening with a few dramatized scenes on board a ship, the film was assembled primarily from combat footage by Hollywood filmmaker and Navy Ensign Budd Boetticher, who directed many low budget westerns. close
This film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops,… read more
This film documents the Battle of Okinawa from the U.S. Navy’s point of view. In addition to describing Navy support for the ground troops, the film shows some of the nearly 2,000 kamikaze attacks, and American pilots and gunners trying to shoot them down over the Pacific. Opening with a few dramatized scenes on board a ship, the film was assembled primarily from combat footage by Hollywood filmmaker and Navy Ensign Budd Boetticher, who directed many low budget westerns. close
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