U.S. Army Prepares For Invasion of Europe [Etc.] 1943
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Part 1, U.S. troops storm a beach in a practice landing assault. Part 2, Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax converse with Sec. of State Hull. Par...all » Part 1, U.S. troops storm a beach in a practice landing assault. Part 2, Anthony Eden and Lord Halifax converse with Sec. of State Hull. Part 3, a steel life raft is tested and demonstrated by merchant seamen. Part 4, snowplows clear roads and railroads in eastern Canada. Part 5, Army men attempt to unload mules from boxcars. Part 6, destroyer escorts and tankers are constructed and launched. Part 7, mounted Coast Guardsmen patrol beaches. Part 8, lend-lease tanks are used in maneuvers in Australia. Part 9, a volcano erupts in Mexico and buries a town. ARC ID: 38949 Keywords: Amphibious operations; Animals; Ships; Snow; Tanks (Military science); World War, 1939-1945; Australia--Army Canada Coast Guard; Eden, Anthony; Halifax, Lord Edward; Lend-lease operations (1941-1945)--Australia Life rafts Mexico--Volcanoes Volcanoes; Hull, Cordell; United News«