Description: UNITED NEWS UNITED NEWS 1942 NEWSREELS VOLUME 2 DVD VIDEO DISK United News produced newsreels from 1942 through 1946. Most were 9 to 10 minutes long each. Here we offer Volume 2 of these newsreels from 1942. There are 11 newsreels in this collection. Over 1 and a half hours of enjoyment. See below for synopsis for each. Please check out our other volumes to complete your collection. Chapter 1 Part 1, Marines train in the U.S. and set up an operations post in the Pacific. Shows Adm. Byrd. Part 2, women make dirigibles; a pipe line is laid from Texas to Illinois; ships are launched in Maine; children camp in New Jersey. Part 3, Philippine soldiers train in California. Part 4, the "Flying Tigers" in China become part of the Army Air Forces. Wings and insignias are presented to the airmen. Shows Gen. Chennault. Chapter 2 Part 1, crowds mass the streets of Rio de Janeiro as war is declared. Presidents Roosevelt and Vargas meet. Lend-lease military equipment is unloaded from ships. Brazilian pilots fly trainer planes to Brazil from the U.S. Shows Brazilian ships and airplanes patrolling the coast. Part 2, shows various USO scenes. Part 3, U.S. troops land in India. Military equipment is unloaded. Part 4, P-40 planes take off from carriers enroute to U.S. fields in the Pacific. Chapter 3 Part 1, shows celebrities in military service (Jackie Coogan, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Clark Gable, Joe Louis, Assoc. Justice Frank Murphy, Tyrone Power, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., James Roosevelt, and James Stewart) and film entertainers on war bond tours (including James Cagney, Ronald Colman, Bing Crosby, Irene Dunne, Greer Garson, and Heddy Lamar). Shows scenes of Hollywood and Washington, D.C. Part 2, antiaircraft guns are manufactured. Part 3, the Royal Air Force (RAF) bombs France and Germany. Chapter 4 Part 1, President Roosevelt addresses an international student's assembly in Washington, DC. Part 2, Eleanor Roosevelt and Mrs. Henry Wallace witness the launching of the USS Iowa. Part 3, veterinarians inspect dogs drafted into the Army. Part 4, Navy torpedo boats are tested. Part 5, President Trujillo is inaugurated in Trujillo City, Dominican Republic, and reviews a parade. Part 6, Marines land on an island in the Solomons group behind intense naval bombardment. Chapter 5 Part 1, U.S. reinforcements land on Attu Island. Shows "Flying Tigers preparing for a mission. Part 2, a large crowd prays for the armed forces at Soldiers Field, Chicago. Part 3, paratroops make a practice jump over the jungles of Panama. Part 4 shows an ice carnival in Rockefeller Center, New York City. Part 5, troops board transport ships. Shows ceremonies as a ship crosses the equator and gunnery practice. Part 6, President Vargas reviews a military parade in Rio de Janeiro. U.S. troops honor Brazil in a Washington, D.C. parade. Chapter 6 Part 1, a ship, the Haakon VII, is presented to Princess Martha. Part 2, shows tests of Lee tanks. Part 3, President Camacho reviews a Liberty Day parade in Mexico City. Part 4, an automobile plant is converted to war production. Shows other war goods being made. Part 5, Nelson Rockefeller and President Vargas ratify a trade agreement in Rio de Janeiro. Part 6, shows a mock airborne attack. Chapter 7 Part 1, planes and troops patrol the oil area. Part 2, a canvas fire escape is tested at a California hospital. Part 3 shows tank destroyer crews in training. Part 4, shows a cotton picking contest. Part 5, the aircraft carrier Lexington is launched. Part 6, New Guinea natives deliver military supplies. A midget Japanese submarine is inspected in Sydney Harbor, Australia. A naval task force bombards a Japanese-held island. Damage is surveyed by marines who also capture Japanese prisoners. Chapter 8 Part 1, Gen. Ira C. Eaker supervises the preparation of Flying Forts for a bombing mission and flies on the mission. Part 2, a mailman is awarded an "M" award for home manufacturing of steering gear parts for cargo vessels. Part 3, U.S. troops land unopposed on the Aleutian Islands. Part 4, Pres. Roosevelt sees tanks manufactured and tested at the Chrysler Tank Arsenal in Detroit, tours the Ford bomber plant with Henry Ford and Charles E. Sorenson, and visits Army and Navy installations. Chapter 9 Part 1, Pres. Roosevelt views an air show at Randolph Field, Texas. Part 2, Polish citizens parade in New York City in memory of Count Pulaski. Part 3, U.S. troops patrol New Caledonia in jeeps. Natives stage a war dance. Part 4, a flying hero is received by his home town. Part 5, anti-aircraft batteries conduct firing practice in western U.S. Part 6, Frank Knox and Pres. Vargas see Brazilian air cadets graduate in Rio de Janeiro. The cadets display aerial maneuvers. Part 7, planes, guns, tanks, and trucks are loaded on ships and the convoy sails from an Atlantic port. Chapter 10 Part 1, servicemen receive decorations at Pearl Harbor. Part 2, timber is felled in Canada. Part 3, Walt Disney draws pictures of his cartoon characters in battle dress. Part 4, barrage balloons are raised, and camouflaged antiaircraft guns are manned in a practice air raid on the Pacific Coast. Part 5, Army dogs are inspected and trained. Part 6, Gen. Stilwell speaks to Chinese troops who are then examined by U.S. doctors and instructed in artillery tactics and small arms fire by Army troops. Wendell Willkie meets Chiang Kai-shek at Chungking and inspects troops with Gens. Stilwell and Chennault. INTRODUCE YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS TO THE AMAZING, STIMULATING AND HIGHLY ENTERTAINING WORLD OF THESE AMAZING FILMS. THESE ARE GREAT FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. SO WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? TOTAL RUNTIME APPROXIMATELY 91 MINUTES. NTSC. DVD. ALL REGION. DVD MENU FOR EASY ACCESS. 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