Attack! The Battle for New Britain
β 7 Β· 1944 Β· 56m Β· War Β· Documentary
Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Pacific theatre of World War Two, and the handicaps of the wild jungle in addition to the Japanese snipers and pill-box emplacements.
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