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Eugene Sledge: THE BEACH WAS A SHEET OF FLAME
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The Pacific War in Color

THE BEACH WAS A SHEET OF FLAME BACKED BY A HUGE WALLOF BLACK SMOKE, BACKED BY A HUGE...

Eugene Sledge:
THE BEACH WAS A SHEET OF FLAME BACKED BY A HUGE WALL
OF BLACK SMOKE, BACKED BY A HUGE WALL
OF BLACK SMOKE, AS THOUGH
THE ISLAND WAS ON FIRE

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Eugene Sledge: THE BEACH WAS A SHEET OF FLAME
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BACKED BY A HUGE WALL OF BLACK SMOKE,
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BACKED BY A HUGE WALL OF BLACK SMOKE,
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AS THOUGH THE ISLAND WAS ON FIRE.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:50:10
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 • E02 Narrator: 18 MONTHS INTO THE WAR, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Narrator: 18 MONTHS INTO THE WAR,
S01 • E03 They build more naval bases, more fortifications, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
They build more naval bases, more fortifications,
S01 • E06 And fire from the sky. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
And fire from the sky.
S01 • E01 PVT DURHAM: I was scared to death, ice water in my veins. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
PVT DURHAM: I was scared to death, ice water in my veins.
S01 • E08 THE CONSTANT CLATTER OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THE CONSTANT CLATTER OF AUTOMATIC WEAPONS...
S01 • E02 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E04 THE SERVICES CONTINUE TO BLAME EACH OTHER - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE SERVICES CONTINUE TO BLAME EACH OTHER
S01 • E01 The only reason I could move was because the rest of them were. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
The only reason I could move was because the rest of them we...
S01 • E05 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E03 They make bold plans to move more quickly. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They make bold plans to move more quickly.
S01 • E06 The Japanese Empire is on the verge of collapse, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
The Japanese Empire is on the verge of collapse,
S01 • E03 Americans proved that a frontal invasion - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Americans proved that a frontal invasion
S01 • E02 [BOOMING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
[BOOMING]
S01 • E01 JAPANESE SOLDIER: I am pleased to think that I will die - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
JAPANESE SOLDIER: I am pleased to think that I will die
S01 • E04 THE BATTLE FOR TWO MORE ISLANDS IN THE MARIANAS - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE BATTLE FOR TWO MORE ISLANDS IN THE MARIANAS
S01 • E08 THEN THE IMPACT OF WHISPERING ARTILLERY SHELLS... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THEN THE IMPACT OF WHISPERING ARTILLERY SHELLS...
S01 • E07 But the body count on Okinawa makes the military shudder - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
But the body count on Okinawa makes the military shudder
S01 • E02 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E06 Americans have one more island to take - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Americans have one more island to take
S01 • E03 From the water onto a fortified beachhead is possible. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
From the water onto a fortified beachhead is possible.