U.S. Navy Eighth Fleet in World War II ‘Prelude to Victory’

U.S. Navy Eighth Fleet in World War II ‘Prelude to Victory’

The United States Navy presents “Prelude to Victory — A Pictorial Record of the United States Eighth Fleet, Its Officers and Men.” The circa 1943 black-and-white picture was photographed by crews from the Navy, US Coast Guard, and US Army, and an opening title guard explains how the United Nations had agreed to a plan during World War II to first defeat Axis powers in Europe “and then crushing Imperial Japan.” The viewer watches scenes of factory workers assembling shells, guns, bombers, jeeps, planes, and tanks needed for the war effort. Each soldier requires six tons of supplies.