Heavy Shells Wreak Havoc As City Defies Furious Onslaught
Heavy Shells Wreak Havoc As City Defies Furious Onslaught
Blurry - dull in contrast imagery A rain of bombs from swift airplanes turns the ancient native chapel section into a mass of flaming ruins, its streets strewn with dead and its population fleeing in terror to the protection of the international settlement. Expert marksmen make direct hits on the north station as the Japanese forces maneuver for absolute control of the sector. Meanwhile in the heat of battle U.S. Marines land to patrol the American concession and guard the lives of nationals there. Fugitives in tragic flight bundle their meager belongings to escape from the war zone, as the strains of the bagpipes announce the arrival of the famous Argyll and Sutherland Highladn regiments en route to the British concession. One of the most important pictures of the year.