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The Pacific War in Color

AMERICAN PILOTS GEAR UPFOR THE FIRST RAIDS AGAINST JAPANESECAMPED ON U.S. TERRITORY

[ENGINES ROARING] AMERICAN PILOTS GEAR UP
FOR THE FIRST RAIDS AGAINST JAPANESE
CAMPED ON U.S. TERRITORY

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[ENGINES ROARING]
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AMERICAN PILOTS GEAR UP FOR THE FIRST RAIDS
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AGAINST JAPANESE CAMPED ON U.S. TERRITORY.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:19
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
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 • 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.
S01 • E01 PVT DURHAM: The first three weeks were terrible. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
PVT DURHAM: The first three weeks were terrible.
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: With the Shuri Line about to fall, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: With the Shuri Line about to fall,
S01 • E06 [explosions and artillery fire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
[explosions and artillery fire]
S01 • E05 THE LANDING BEACHES REMAIN IN SIGHT BEHIND THEM, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
THE LANDING BEACHES REMAIN IN SIGHT BEHIND THEM,
S01 • E03 When a shortage of pilots hits the Army air force in 1943... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
When a shortage of pilots hits the Army air force in 1943...
S01 • E01 They insisted on teaching us how to walk, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They insisted on teaching us how to walk,
S01 • E03 The WASPS are born. Women Air Force Service Pilots. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
The WASPS are born. Women Air Force Service Pilots.
S01 • E04 10 DAYS AFTER LANDING, AMERICANS TAKE THE PEAK. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
10 DAYS AFTER LANDING, AMERICANS TAKE THE PEAK.
S01 • E01 NARRATOR: The Marine Corps wants to shed its reputation - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: The Marine Corps wants to shed its reputation