Whaling/Gulf War
Archival footage of Whaling and The Gulf War.
Part 1) Whaling
12:35:22 - 12:37:07 - Penguins (very old footage, c.1920s?).
12:37:07 - 12:40:04 - Elephant seals.
12:40:04 - 12:45:45 - Icelandic whaling off South Georgia.
12:45:45 - 12:46:40 - Elephant Island.
12:46:40 - 12:51:50 - Icebergs.
Part 2) Into the Gulf: The U.S. Coast Guard in the Persian Gulf War
21:49:50 - 21:58:21 - Interviews with American soldiers in the First Gulf War in ships and on land. Construction of sandbank fortifications.
21:58:12 - 21:52:21 - Repair and maintenance of weapons. Interviews with armourers.
21:52:21 - 21:52:33 - Army medics and cooks.
21:52:33 - 21:52:44 - Battleships firing guns.
21:52:44 - 21:53:03 - Ground troops in the desert including infantry and tanks.
21:53:03 - 21:53:19 - Ronald Reagan speech in House of Representatives announcing victory in the First Gulf War.
21:53:19 - 21:53:46 - Troops at sea and interviews.
21:53:46 - 21:53:53 - Troops in the desert.
21:53:53 - 21:54:00 - Soldiers on a boat fire machine gun at the shore.
21:54:00 - 21:54:53 - Change of command ceremony. Bagpiper.
21:54:53 - 21:54:59 - Ronald Reagan speech.
21:54:59 - 21:56:45 - Coastguard returns home to meet families.
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