Battle Of Bougainville (1944)

Unused / unissued material - dates unclear or unknown. Title reads: “Battle of Bougainville - Inching Ahead In Jungle War Against Japs“. Solomon Islands. Various shots American landing craft arriving at beaches. Troops disembark and unload equipment with no opposition. C/U high ranking army officer - could be General Dwight Eisenhower (Ike). Various shots soldiers and army vehicles advancing across swampy island. 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 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewe