Description

Presented here is the third United States Government Official War Film of World War I, issued in 1919 by the United States Army Signals Corps. The 25-minute black-and-white movie was shot on location in mid‒late 1918, mostly in France. Photographic Section teams, consisting of one motion-picture cameraman, one still-picture cameraman, and assistants, were attached to each of the divisions with the American Expeditionary Forces. The picture moves somewhat jerkily and visually is of uneven quality. However, the scenes are not staged and convey with great immediacy the devastation and ...