| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 56 min.)) : sd., col. |
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digital rda |
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video file rda |
| Series |
Restored classics, the Film Detective archive |
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Restored classics, the Film Detective archive.
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| Access |
Digital content provided by hoopla. |
| Credits |
Directed by Maj. Jack Hively. |
| Cast |
Douglas MacArthur, Chester W. Nimitz, Jonathan M. Wainwright. |
| Summary |
The War Department presents Appointment in Tokyo, a documentary about the U.S. ocean battles of World War II. With all enemy film taken from captured official Japanese newsreels, this fifty-six minute documentary primarily follows General Douglas MacArthur and his men from the Philippines in early 1942 through the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 1, 1945. This stirring documentary includes footage of the Battle of Leyte, the Battle of Manila, and the rescue of American and Filipino Prisoners of War from Japanese prison camps. |
| Audience |
Not rated. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Ocean.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Regimental histories -- United States.
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Leyte Gulf, Battle of, Philippines, 1944.
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United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Philippines -- History -- Japanese occupation, 1942-1945.
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| Genre |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Hively, Jack, film director.
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hoopla digital.
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| Music No. |
MWT12255298 |
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