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Curtis Lemay: THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET
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The Pacific War in Color

THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET, AND I KNEW NOTHING OF IT UNTIL I GOT ORDERS TO GO OVERTO INDIA...

Curtis Lemay:
THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET, Curtis Lemay:
THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET, AND I KNEW NOTHING OF IT UNTIL I GOT ORDERS TO GO OVER
TO INDIA IN JULY 1944

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Curtis Lemay: THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET,
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Curtis Lemay: THE PROJECT WAS TOP SECRET,
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AND I KNEW NOTHING OF IT
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UNTIL I GOT ORDERS TO GO OVER TO INDIA IN JULY 1944.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:53
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 Of these remote American outposts. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Of these remote American outposts.
S01 • E04 NIMITZ WANTS TO PUSH UP HIS TERRITORY, THE CENTRAL PACIFIC, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NIMITZ WANTS TO PUSH UP HIS TERRITORY, THE CENTRAL PACIFIC,
S01 • E07 Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Have your troops hoist the colors to its peak,
S01 • E08 IN A MATTER OF MONTHS, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
IN A MATTER OF MONTHS,
S01 • E06 Warmed-over C-rations and stale coffee passed for chow. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Warmed-over C-rations and stale coffee passed for chow.
S01 • E04 WITH AN ISLAND-HOPPING CAMPAIGN OF AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
WITH AN ISLAND-HOPPING CAMPAIGN OF AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULTS.
S01 • E07 And let no enemy ever haul them down. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
And let no enemy ever haul them down.
S01 • E01 Then -- Wake Island. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Then -- Wake Island.
S01 • E05 Narrator: AT AGE 37, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: AT AGE 37,
S01 • E03 All have been trained... but few have been tested. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
All have been trained... but few have been tested.
S01 • E01 It's uninhabited until Pan Am turns it - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
It's uninhabited until Pan Am turns it
S01 • E05 HE'S JUST BEEN SENT TO INDIA ON A DARING MISSION-- - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
HE'S JUST BEEN SENT TO INDIA ON A DARING MISSION--
S01 • E02 Narrator: FRESHLY TRAINED MEN IN BRAND-NEW UNIFORMS - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
Narrator: FRESHLY TRAINED MEN IN BRAND-NEW UNIFORMS
S01 • E06 Every drill is a battle with bugs. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Every drill is a battle with bugs.
S01 • E04 THE NEXT STEP IS THE MARIANAS, INCLUDING SAIPAN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE NEXT STEP IS THE MARIANAS, INCLUDING SAIPAN.
S01 • E03 Marine combat cameraman Norm Hatch is among them. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Marine combat cameraman Norm Hatch is among them.
S01 • E06 Some joke that they'll welcome a return to combat. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Some joke that they'll welcome a return to combat.
S01 • E04 THE MARIANAS ARE A FAR LARGER AND MORE DISTANT TARGET. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE MARIANAS ARE A FAR LARGER AND MORE DISTANT TARGET.
S01 • E05 ON PAPER, IT'S POSSIBLE, BARELY. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
ON PAPER, IT'S POSSIBLE, BARELY.
S01 • E07 The grand city of Manila is gutted. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
The grand city of Manila is gutted.