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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine 68
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The Army-Navy Screen Magazine Number 68, 1945 Surrender In The Pacific : Short film that shows the surrender of Japan, the effects of the A-Bomb, and occupation of Tokyo. The Army-Navy Screen Magazine was produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps Pictorial Service, under the supervision of Col. Frank Capra, who came up with the idea. It was released twice a month and shown to military troops as a 20-minute newsreel. " By the end of the war, the Army-Navy Screen Magazine reached an enormous weekly audience of 4.2 million. It had become for American soldiers all over the world a communal experience that greatly influenced their perception of the war. " It featured short documentary films, news from back home, and short training films like Dr. Seuss' Private Snafu cartoons. I've uploaded the entire Screen Magazine and also each segment as a separate file (some editions are comprised of 1 long film, though). Description at the National Archives : "Reel 1 shows allied warships in Tokyo bay and U.S. troops marching down a Japanese road. A bulldozer clears rubble from Tokyo's streets. Japanese. read occupation bulletins and bow to Emperor Hirohito. Blood is administered to a Japanese suicide…
Directors & creators
United States. Army Signal Corps’ Army Pictorial Service
Subjects
The Army-Navy Screen Magazine, USS Missouri (BB-63), USS Missouri, Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945, World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan, Japan. -- History -- Allied occupation, 1945-1952, USS Benevolence (AH-13), Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1883-1953, MacArthur, Douglas, 1880-1964, Hirohito, Emperor of Japan, 1901-1989, World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American, United States. Army, World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace, US Army, World War II, World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American, WWII, World War, 1939-1945, USS Benevolence
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