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The Pacific War in Color

A military historianwould later call the battle "unmatched forcloseness and desperation."...

A military historian
would later call the battle "unmatched for
closeness and desperation." "unmatched for
closeness and desperation." Some regiments lose
two-thirds of their men

Full Transcript

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A military historian would later call the battle
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"unmatched for closeness and desperation."
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"unmatched for closeness and desperation."
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Some regiments lose two-thirds of their men.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:08
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Smithsonian Channel

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Movie Summary

The Pacific War in Color immerses viewers in a graphic and dramatic look through an unfiltered lens.
S01 • E03 They pick up where the men left off - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
They pick up where the men left off
S01 • E05 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E03 And stay on pace to build one bomber an hour. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
And stay on pace to build one bomber an hour.
S01 • E04 HERE, A LONE JAPANESE SOLDIER RUNS FOR HIS LIFE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
HERE, A LONE JAPANESE SOLDIER RUNS FOR HIS LIFE.
S01 • E01 PVT ROUSH: The first thing we heard - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
PVT ROUSH: The first thing we heard
S01 • E02 NOW THEY CAN STOP FIGHTING THE WEATHER... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NOW THEY CAN STOP FIGHTING THE WEATHER...
S01 • E03 They operate cranes, assemble parts and install wiring. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They operate cranes, assemble parts and install wiring.
S01 • E07 Some regiments lose two-thirds of their men. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Some regiments lose two-thirds of their men.
S01 • E02 [ENGINES ROARING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
[ENGINES ROARING]
S01 • E04 SLOWLY AND AT HIGH COST, AMERICANS TAKE - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
SLOWLY AND AT HIGH COST, AMERICANS TAKE
S01 • E05 ANOTHER UNIT HAD SCRAMBLED UP THE BACK SIDE OF CHONITO RIDGE - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
ANOTHER UNIT HAD SCRAMBLED UP THE BACK SIDE OF CHONITO RIDGE
S01 • E01 Some thought the Army should just absorb it. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Some thought the Army should just absorb it.
S01 • E07 In Marine Corps history. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
In Marine Corps history.
S01 • E01 It was a service without a purpose, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
It was a service without a purpose,
S01 • E06 Now ashen and hollow, it's the bombed-out backdrop - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Now ashen and hollow, it's the bombed-out backdrop
S01 • E04 AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU.
S01 • E07 They just wanted to go home, and you couldn't blame them. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They just wanted to go home, and you couldn't blame the...
S01 • E05 AFTER TWO DAYS OF FIERCE FIGHTING ON GUAM, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
AFTER TWO DAYS OF FIERCE FIGHTING ON GUAM,
S01 • E03 But who will deliver them to the army? - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
But who will deliver them to the army?
S01 • E02 THEY FIRE UP 9 BOMBERS, 12 FIGHTERS, AND 100 MEN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THEY FIRE UP 9 BOMBERS, 12 FIGHTERS, AND 100 MEN.