WGBH Lab | Sandbox | War

Korean DMZ Barbed Wire

ann_kim — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:53:33 -0400

Culture , Places , War

A close-up of criss-crossing barbed wire, upholding the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) between North and South Korea. Excerpted from FRONTLINE, "Kim's Nuclear Gamble".

WWII: Soldiers In Silhouette

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:05:18 -0400

History , War , War By Land

The camera rolls at dusk, capturing images in silhouette, as injured soldiers are carried off - hobbling, on stretchers, with arms around their fellow soldiers.

WWII: Surgery In Wartime

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:06:28 -0400

History , War , War By Sea

Soldiers are transported via stretchers onto ships. On board, they undergo serious surgery. PLEASE NOTE: this footage is graphic in nature.

WWII: Casualties Of War

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:07:38 -0400

History , War , War By Land

The bodies of dead soldiers, covered in green body bags, are arranged in the dirt for a mass burial. Chaplains read from the Bible before scene dissolves into a shot of a cemetery of white crosses, marking the death of soldiers. The final shot rests on a cross that reads "Unidentified."

WWII: Bomb Stockpiles

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:08:33 -0400

History , War , War By Land

As the camera pans from left to right, a truck drives past neatly lined stockpiles of bombs.

WWII: Stockpiling Provisions

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:10:00 -0400

History , War , War By Land

In assembly line-fashion, a line of men shuttle boxes of food down a conveyor belt. The camera pulls out to reveal a wide shot of a landscape filled with provision boxes.

WWII: Provisions

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:11:22 -0400

History , War , War By Land

A tight close-up of provision boxes, from Lipton's yellow pea soup to "chocolate dessert powder," as they are pushed down a conveyor belt.

WWII: Stockpiling Bombs

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:12:34 -0400

History , War , War By Land

Five men push a single bomb, one of hundreds, up a ramp. The camera looks upwards, towards a crane lifting the bombs from ship to dock. In an unexpected move, the camera moves smoothly from low to high, revealing rows of bombs and supplies.

WWII: Manufacturing Bombers

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:13:37 -0400

History , War , War in the Skies

In this excerpt of a U.S. War Department film, men and women work to manufacture parts for bomber planes.

WWII: Flagraising on Iwo Jima

kdorwart — Thu, 2 Aug 2007 10:14:50 -0400

History , War , War By Land

In an iconic moment in American history, soldiers raise the U.S. flag atop Mount Suribachi, signaling the conquer of Iwo Jima.