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The Pacific War in Color

As daylight breaks, the shipsopen fire above their heads to soften defenses

As daylight breaks, the ships
open fire above their heads to soften defenses

Full Transcript

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As daylight breaks, the ships open fire above their heads
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to soften defenses.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:03:32
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 Past Manila, the Falks finally escape America's reach. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Past Manila, the Falks finally escape America's reach.
S01 • E03 To soften defenses. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
To soften defenses.
S01 • E02 KIDS CLIMB TREES FOR COCONUTS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
KIDS CLIMB TREES FOR COCONUTS.
S01 • E06 PVT SLEDGE: My heart pounded as we churned toward that inferno. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
PVT SLEDGE: My heart pounded as we churned toward that infer...
S01 • E05 ONE ISLAND IS ALREADY UNDER AMERICAN CONTROL--SAIPAN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
ONE ISLAND IS ALREADY UNDER AMERICAN CONTROL--SAIPAN.
S01 • E04 ONE TEST FLIGHT CRASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF SEATTLE - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
ONE TEST FLIGHT CRASHES IN THE MIDDLE OF SEATTLE
S01 • E07 Touching down on this dusty airstrip on Tarawa -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Touching down on this dusty airstrip on Tarawa --
S01 • E05 IT'S NOW BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A FORWARD BASE - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
IT'S NOW BEING TRANSFORMED INTO A FORWARD BASE
S01 • E03 They pound the tiny island for four solid hours. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They pound the tiny island for four solid hours.
S01 • E06 We got to the beach amid erupting shell bursts - The Pacific War in Color 00:13
We got to the beach amid erupting shell bursts
S01 • E08 Sato Hideo: BY 1945, WE NO LONGER HAD MANY CLASSES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Sato Hideo: BY 1945, WE NO LONGER HAD MANY CLASSES.
S01 • E01 In Hong Kong harbor, ships have sails like seashells. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
In Hong Kong harbor, ships have sails like seashells.
S01 • E07 By now Bob Hope has logged over 30,000 miles - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
By now Bob Hope has logged over 30,000 miles
S01 • E04 BY THE TIME AMERICA DECIDES TO INVADE THE MARIANAS, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
BY THE TIME AMERICA DECIDES TO INVADE THE MARIANAS,
S01 • E03 Johnnie Singleton recalls the destruction: - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
Johnnie Singleton recalls the destruction:
S01 • E08 THE MAIN THING WE DID WAS DIG AN ANTI-TANK DITCH - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THE MAIN THING WE DID WAS DIG AN ANTI-TANK DITCH
S01 • E02 THE TRIBE IS WELCOMING, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THE TRIBE IS WELCOMING,
S01 • E07 At every stop he and his troupe - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
At every stop he and his troupe
S01 • E05 JAPANESE STILL OCCUPY TWO NEARBY ISLANDS - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
JAPANESE STILL OCCUPY TWO NEARBY ISLANDS
S01 • E04 FOR THE MARIANAS TO BE WORTH THE PAIN, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
FOR THE MARIANAS TO BE WORTH THE PAIN,