USNAviator
01-22-11, 06:23 PM
Not sure if this has been posted before
http://www.archive.org/details/WiththeMarinesatTarawa
It's an archive flim from 1944 shot during the invasion of Tarawa in 1943. It runs about 20 minutes and is in color, a rarity for its time. The main combat photographer was Louis Haywrd , who gave up a promising Hollywood career to serve his country.
If anyone has a taste for history, the website archive.org is filled with long lost films, articles and photos
http://www.archive.org/details/WiththeMarinesatTarawa
It's an archive flim from 1944 shot during the invasion of Tarawa in 1943. It runs about 20 minutes and is in color, a rarity for its time. The main combat photographer was Louis Haywrd , who gave up a promising Hollywood career to serve his country.
If anyone has a taste for history, the website archive.org is filled with long lost films, articles and photos