Attack! The Battle for New Britain (1944)

7.0/10 56 min War Documentary

Overview

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.

Cast

Leo Genn

Narrator (voice)

Burgess Meredith

Narrator (voice)

Anthony Veiller

Narrator (voice)

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator (voice)

Douglas MacArthur

Self (archive footage)

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