https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/12c9e4b9-8ef8-47d1-8f91-abd07ae501ae Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This 1952 patriotic ode to the USMC, "The Amphibious Marines", is a celebration of 175 years of amphibious warfare. The feature covers the Revolutionary War through WW2 and the Cold War Era. It follows the effort to master the amphibious attack and resolve issues of combat unit loading through experimentation with landing gear and various exercises to create cohesive operations between air, land and sea. Ships dot the sea (:24). Amphibious missions were allotted by Congress as the Marine Corps’ major mission. Landing ships wade offshore (:35). Shoreline installations are targeted during initial softening up attacks (:51). Photographs and drawings depict early Marine history formed as the amphibious assault was perfected (:56); Tun Tavern in Philadelphia was the first recruiting site in 1775. The first amphibious mission was enacted in 1776 in the Bahamas (1:11). Reenactment footage shows cannons blowing for Barbary pirates (1:16). Small transport ships push for the beach (1:24). Lt. Neville O’Bannon (1:43) led the capture of Durham. The Seminole Indian wars (1:49) and the Battle of Guantanamo Bay (2:01) are mentioned. In 1902, annual amphibious exercises begin on Libra Island (2:11). The amphibious attack was a concept greatly underdeveloped by WW1 (2:12). A joint action of the Army and Navy put forth in 1927 (2:25) pushed for extensive training. The main Navy and Munitions buildings erected in 1918 off Constitution Ave in DC is pictured (2:42). Troops spill from small landing boats (2:50) during joint navy/army exercises (2:56). "Fleet Marine Force" became the official term for these forces (3:00) by 1933. The Tentative Landing Operations manual was accepted in 1934. Tactics were put to use during WW2. Forces unload from open boats; leaving them exposed to enemy fire (3:34).  M2 light series tanks (3:50) await transit. Early bow ramp landing crafts were experimented with (4:05). Sand on the shore blows sky high from naval guns (4:18). Corsairs (4:25) buzz on the air strip. Ground support checks wheels (4:47). Pilots clamor in (4:57), WW2 metal cans rumble, engines (4:58) ignite and the early fighter planes take off (5:05). Aerial shots follow the Albatross (5:14). 155 mm cannons (5:47) aim for the sky. Douglas TBD Devastators (5:53) fly over. Ground troops run through high grasses (6:15). A Vought F4U (6:00) breaks off. Fighter planes fly low cover support for ground attacks (6:04). Supplies are swung in by crane (6:24) for the beachhead to maintain a strong supply line. Combat unit loading was a major hurdle; jeeps push into landing vessels (7:05).  Resupply after a foothold is secured on the beach is discussed (7:25).  Naval guns hit shoreline installations (7:58). Air support flies over (8:05). Marines move from ship to shore (8:17). Ground forces race through palms to secure the beach head (8:30). An M4A2 Sherman (8:38) wheels out from a transport vessel (8:38). Marines train run through combat training courses (9:01). Marine football games (9:28) stress team building techniques. Gunners operates anti-tank guns (9:40). A fire team marches through (9:49). Flame throwers light up grass (10:10). A marine tosses a grenade (10:16). New M26 tanks wheel in (11:05). A communication post is established (11:08). Radio connection is established on the beach head (11:11). A Vought F4U (11:33) readies for takeoff. H19 Chickasaw helicopters touch down (11:48). Naval guns erupt (12:16); enemy vessels blow back (12:25) and air support flies over (12:30). LVT’s unload (13:04), an F4U shoots off (13:44) the aircraft carrier and a target smolders (14:19) on land. Back view shots watch troops head for the shore (15:18). Sherman tanks roll in (16:08). The supply line thickens (16:32). The mushroom cloud of the atomic bomb follows (16:44). Changes in warfare brought about by the atomic bomb discussed (17:07). Proper defense and use of land for sea landings is discussed (17:35). Animations explain (17:40) vertical envelopment. Troops are airlifted from carriers offshore (18:03). Low level bombing follows (18:50). Helicopters head for last minute cleanups (19:02). A Sikorsky H19 Chickasaw (19:21) lands. The advanced party man’s weaponry (19:31).   Sikorsky's deliver replenishment (19:43). Wounded are air lifted for navy hospitals (20:04). The End(20:38).  This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. 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