Synopsis
Official films of the Signal Corps of the U.S. Army taken under action and service conditions in France in World War I.
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Details
- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Please turn your sign this way please. · Spuzz · 2018-04-25
A three part film. The first part as you could imagine, is the most fascinating, as we see actual footage from World War I, with the US in action in France. all those antiquated weapons and the eager soldiers! And all those horses... The film does glance at the war dead too. Pretty great footage. Second part jars us as we jump ahead 10 years later, as the US has a parade in Paris celebrating it's accomplishments. They have regiments from each state! And yes, they're separated by helpful signs! Yay Kentucky! The final part shows war locations then compared to now. As you could tell, many…