The Secret Land Operation Highjump U.S. Navy Antarctic Expedition (1946)

Synopsis

The Secret Land is a 1948 American documentary film about an American expedition code-named "Operation High Jump" to explore Antarctica. It won the Academy Award for Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. This documentary, filmed entirely by military photographers, recounts the U.S. Navy's 1946-47 expedition to Antarctica, known as Operation High Jump. The expedition was under the overall command of Admiral Richard E. Byrd, no stranger to the Antarctic. This was a large undertaking…

Uploader's description on archive.org

Details

Running time

41 minutes

More like this

• U.S. Navy Expedition to Antarctica (1946)
• Sea Power in the Pacific (1946)
• Seabees Report - European Operations (1945)
• Admiral Richard Byrd Second Expedition to the Antarctica (1933)
• Southward with Prince Philip (1957)
• VOYAGE THROUGH STRAIGHTS OF MAGELLAN & CAPE HORN w/ ADMIRAL RICHARD BYRD 85394 (1940)
• "The Highest Tradition" African Americans in U.S. Navy in Wwii (1946)
• Home movie: 098266: A military family in NJ (1949)
• BOMBING OF PEARL HARBOR DECEMBER 7th, 1941 & ROYAL NAVY ATTACK ON FRENCH FLEET at ORAN 70912 (1942)
• Destroyer Escort (1943)