What's on this DVD; US Army War and Troop Trains of WWII A collection of films by the War Dept about the importance of American trains and how they got the Troops and War material to the ports to win the war. We also included war clips of trains in both in Europe and in China against the Japanese. Plus a captured Nazi films by the US Army on Nazi war trains and of course the biggest war gun ever made, the German Rail Gun.
1st Film: "Troop Train". This film is by the War Department and shows loading tanks, truck, jeeps, etc and of course, the Troops. Troops will be troops and it show them eating, sleeping, gambling, etc 10:50 Min's
2nd Film: "By Train By Sea". This film is a US Army film about the Army Inspector General system checking and rechecking Men and women, their gear and firearms that are about to be loaded aboard the trains. 16:43 Min's
3rd Film: “Railroad Via Persia”. This is a British film about getting war supplies to Russia through Iran during WW2. Very rare film. 8:13 Min’s
4th Film: "Train Newsreels". A great collection of war Train newsreels. 1st, War Trains state side, 2nd, Burma trains with refugees. 3rd, Troop and Tanks by train in India. 4th, Burma Railroad by Jeeps. 5th, Supply and Troop Train in US. 6th, RR in New Zealand for troops. 6th, Canada and Alaska Railroads. 7th, Alaskan Railroad re-opened. 8th, Salvage RR for War. 9th, 530 miles of pipeline laid for oil trains. 10th, New Foundries rush Steel for weapons. 11th, Canada builds Locomotives. 12th, War Trains rush tanks to the Docks. 13th, U-boats fail to stop Cargo trains supplying Convoy ships to England. 12th, War Trains with Tanks in travel by train to harbors for Europe. 13th, Railroads bring Tanks to front. 14, War Trains to Russia. 30:52 Min's.
5th Film: "Rare Report from Berlin". This is an Army film of captured Nazi newsreel not meant to be seen by Americans. The story line is how great the Nazis war production was and how to produce more, tanks, and of course their massive Rail gun. We hope you enjoy. 16:27 Min's 6th Film: "Fighter Kills-Trains". This is a collection of fighter kills on trains in Europe and in China during WW2. A must see. I know I would not want to be on one of these trains. The British had a game with the Nazi trains. They said' "You build them and we will bust them". And bust them they did. 10:16 Min's
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