American Troops Practice Invasion (1941)

Full title reads: “American Troops Practise Invasion“. Training exercise for US Army in United States of America (USA). Various shots of American soldiers on deck of ship. Various shots of soldiers and tanks going aboard landing craft from large troop transport ship. The soldiers climb down nets hanging down side of ship onto the landing craft, the tanks are winched aboard by cranes. Various good shots of landing craft moving towards a beach, good shots of soldiers squatting inside. Various good shots of the soldiers jumping from the boats and running across a beach. They carry guns and drag pieces of heavy artillery. Could pass as a real attack. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000