MANILA BOMBED! - Manila is Bombed 2306

The Japanese attacked Manila and the Phillipines on December 7, 1941, and caught one of America's great generals, Douglas MacArthur relatively unprepared. The loss of the American air forces on the ground in the initial attacks, forced the Army to make a quick retreat to the Bataan peninsula and the fortress of Corregidor. This film shows the early stage of the battle, and was made shortly after MacArthur fled the Phillipines for Australia where he would go on to command Allied forces. The second half of the film profiles this American Caesar, and includes rare footage of MacArthur being decorated by General Pershing in 1918, and serving as the youngest Chief of Staff in 1930. It also shows him at West Point, and reviewing forces in Germany. The film's stirring portrait underscores the fact that one of MacArthur's greatest assets beyond military prowess -- was his media savvy.

This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com

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[Louie Samuel Macalaguim]

00:20 talagang "US Possession" ha..

[RobbieCalifornia69]

McCarther is not to blame for anything....but, he is without a doubt the most overrated and egotistical general to ever wear the uniform. It was a stage and photo ops.

[vicks827]

This is the first time I've really seen gen. Macarthur's face without his ray-ban sunglasses.

[mrxlester lester]

before the japs started flying in their jets. does philippines have already the armed forces organization?

[mrxlester lester]

we can see now that what we have filipino soldiers then are very young men. can we live also like them to defend our motherland?

[mrxlester lester]

maybe we can forgive japs generations today. they have realized their weaknesses now too. they can be best friends too. the most ugly in those wars was our world leaders inability to predict and contradict wars that would happen. now we have the united nations thanks to that. those nations that dont behave according to the UN the UN will force them to kneel. let us protect our UN body forever and our small alliances these are our present day weapons against rude bullies and nations

[mrxlester lester]

we dont. but why in those years the very poor intelligence against the japanese easily spreading out in the whole of asia. is asia not united then and do not take seriously japan is developing weapons and planes before it engage into war like this? WHY ASIA? WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU THEN?

[mrxlester lester]

it is really good to know and see filipinos and americans are great friends who fight side by side. can you imagine that we can produce these brave filiipino soldiers that time?

[binondoboy1]

i born and raise in Binondo in 60's, but i never heard a chinese people been killed in Binondo, and its 30 thousand of them,Binondo is a small area and for sure my grand parents know or heard about it but unfortunately my father didn't even tell story about it.