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The Pacific War in Color

TheNavy opens fire again, hoping to coverthe incoming troops

[cannon fire] [cannon fire] NARRATOR: The
Navy opens fire again, hoping to cover
the incoming troops

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NARRATOR: The Navy opens fire again,
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hoping to cover the incoming troops.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
15
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:52
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 • E02 [GUNSHOTS] - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
[GUNSHOTS]
S01 • E05 MARINES CLIMB DOWN NETS INTO LANDING CRAFT. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
MARINES CLIMB DOWN NETS INTO LANDING CRAFT.
S01 • E06 The subterranean maze is so confounding that - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
The subterranean maze is so confounding that
S01 • E01 It's more sideshow than show of force. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
It's more sideshow than show of force.
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: The men coming ashore expect the worst. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NARRATOR: The men coming ashore expect the worst.
S01 • E03 But things are going from bad to worse. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
But things are going from bad to worse.
S01 • E04 THEN 150 CARRIER PLANES TAKE THE BATTLE UP CLOSE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THEN 150 CARRIER PLANES TAKE THE BATTLE UP CLOSE.
S01 • E07 LT MCFADDEN: I was thinking, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
LT MCFADDEN: I was thinking,
S01 • E06 Whether they think anyone's inside or not. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Whether they think anyone's inside or not.
S01 • E02 AND AUSTRALIANS PROVIDE THE BEER. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
AND AUSTRALIANS PROVIDE THE BEER.
S01 • E03 Marines can no longer coordinate attacks. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Marines can no longer coordinate attacks.
S01 • E01 Dockum captures it all on color film, - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
Dockum captures it all on color film,
S01 • E03 The radios got salt water in them, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
The radios got salt water in them,
S01 • E04 BRAVING RETURN FIRE, THEY POUND THE BEACHES - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
BRAVING RETURN FIRE, THEY POUND THE BEACHES
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: But instead of enemy fire, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: But instead of enemy fire,
S01 • E06 It takes two bloody weeks to secure the airfield, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
It takes two bloody weeks to secure the airfield,
S01 • E08 Narrator: THEN ONE OF OPPENHEIMER’S COLLEAGUES - The Pacific War in Color 00:21
Narrator: THEN ONE OF OPPENHEIMER’S COLLEAGUES
S01 • E06 And they're uncertain it was ever a real threat. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
And they're uncertain it was ever a real threat.
S01 • E02 IN FACT, WE JUST COULDN'T HELP STARE AT THEM. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
IN FACT, WE JUST COULDN'T HELP STARE AT THEM.
S01 • E07 They move cautiously, expecting a trap. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
They move cautiously, expecting a trap.