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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series presents the story of the U.S. Army's advisory activities with the Republic of China forces in Taiwan (Formosa). Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, this historical recording documents the advice, assistance, and training given to these forces by the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG).
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series chronicles the history of Taiwan, and the arrival and of the government and refugees of Nationalist China, and provides a report on the work that was done by the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Group with the military forces of that nation. It features footage from the National Archives and Records Administration.
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Taiwan, China's renegade province, wanted to make the world sit up and notice it-so it built the planet's tallest skyscraper, Taipei 101, in its capital city. An architectural meeting of East meets West, Taiwan's biggest global advertising board and symbol of achievement was a defiant gesture towards its neighboring superpower, and a calculated quest for Taiwanese commercial attention proving that in modern times, the super-tall building is more than...
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This Globe Trekker video follows Megan McCormick through two countries closely linked to China's politics and traditions yet inching toward western modernity. In Hong Kong, Megan learns how feng shui influences many modern skyscrapers, sees a wishing tree, goes on a shopping spree in a piracy-friendly district, sees a fortune-teller, bets on horses, hits the city's trendiest club, takes a tai chi lesson, meets a legendary movie stunt man, visits the...
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From the U.S. Army's classic The Big Picture television series, this is the story of the United States Army Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) in Formosa. In a race against time and under threat of attack, instructors lend American knowledge and materials to the small fighting Army of Nationalist China, which stands on the front line against communist aggression. Viewers will watch basic training courses designed to toughen Taiwanese soldiers...
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This classic episode of the U.S. Army's The Big Picture series covers eight different countries in the Far East, including Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, the Philippines, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan. Featuring footage provided by the National Archives and Records Administration, this documentary presents the story of how these countries and the United States have been strengthened by the work of the U.S. Military Assistance Advisory Groups stationed...