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The Pacific War in Color

While troops on Tarawaexperience hell on earth, a smaller unit is sent to invade a...

[artillery fire] [artillery fire] [artillery fire] NARRATOR: While troops on Tarawa
experience hell on earth, a smaller unit is sent to invade a smaller unit is sent to invade the neighboring island of Makin

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NARRATOR: While troops on Tarawa experience hell on earth,
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a smaller unit is sent to invade
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a smaller unit is sent to invade
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the neighboring island of Makin.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:17
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 • E01 A lot of times we were wondering - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
A lot of times we were wondering
S01 • E05 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E08 Narrator: WORKERS NICKNAME IT "THE BIG SNAKE." - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Narrator: WORKERS NICKNAME IT "THE BIG SNAKE."
S01 • E06 And the half-million Japanese defenders - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
And the half-million Japanese defenders
S01 • E02 FROM HERE, THEY WANT TO RETAKE THE ENTIRE ISLAND. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
FROM HERE, THEY WANT TO RETAKE THE ENTIRE ISLAND.
S01 • E04 BEHIND THEM, MEN ARE GETTING CUT INTO PIECES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
BEHIND THEM, MEN ARE GETTING CUT INTO PIECES.
S01 • E04 DONOVAN DECIDES IT'S BETTER TO LET THE SURVIVORS OUT - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
DONOVAN DECIDES IT'S BETTER TO LET THE SURVIVORS OUT
S01 • E05 IN A BLOODY BANZAI ASSAULT IN THE DARKNESS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
IN A BLOODY BANZAI ASSAULT IN THE DARKNESS.
S01 • E02 BUT NEW GUINEA IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
BUT NEW GUINEA IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO PENETRATE.
S01 • E01 NARRATOR: Most people think going to war - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NARRATOR: Most people think going to war
S01 • E02 MOUNTAINS RISE TO 16,000 FEET, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
MOUNTAINS RISE TO 16,000 FEET,
S01 • E06 Americans land first on Leyte, hoping to win it - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
Americans land first on Leyte, hoping to win it
S01 • E04 Man: WE LANDED AT THE WATER'S EDGE AND WE ALL CLIMBED - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Man: WE LANDED AT THE WATER'S EDGE AND WE ALL CLIMBED
S01 • E07 One general says to the press, - The Pacific War in Color 00:13
One general says to the press,
S01 • E01 Two thirds think it will make the next generation worse off. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Two thirds think it will make the next generation worse off.
S01 • E08 Narrator: BUT THE EFFORT PAYS OFF. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Narrator: BUT THE EFFORT PAYS OFF.
S01 • E05 DAYLIGHT REVEALS THE AFTERMATH. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
DAYLIGHT REVEALS THE AFTERMATH.
S01 • E02 SO THEY TRY TO ENLIST SOME LOCAL EXPERTISE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
SO THEY TRY TO ENLIST SOME LOCAL EXPERTISE.
S01 • E03 The Americans outnumber the defenders two to one, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The Americans outnumber the defenders two to one,
S01 • E06 Unlike Peleliu, the beach is not heavily defended. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Unlike Peleliu, the beach is not heavily defended.