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The Pacific War in Color

FIRING FROM AFAR, THEY SACRIFICEACCURACY FOR SHEER VOLUME

[EXPLOSION BOOMING] [EXPLOSION BOOMING] FIRING FROM AFAR, THEY SACRIFICE
ACCURACY FOR SHEER VOLUME

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FIRING FROM AFAR, THEY SACRIFICE ACCURACY FOR SHEER VOLUME.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
12
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:47
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 Americans greet their military with a collective shrug. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Americans greet their military with a collective shrug.
S01 • E06 They think they win a hill, only to smell Japanese cooking - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They think they win a hill, only to smell Japanese cooking
S01 • E03 My tractor reared up on the sea wall, and most men fell out. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
My tractor reared up on the sea wall, and most men fell out.
S01 • E02 [GUNSHOTS] - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
[GUNSHOTS]
S01 • E03 [cannon fire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
[cannon fire]
S01 • E01 When Dockum's unit parades through town, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
When Dockum's unit parades through town,
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 • 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 • 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 • 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 • E03 Marines can no longer coordinate attacks. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Marines can no longer coordinate attacks.
S01 • E02 AND AUSTRALIANS PROVIDE THE BEER. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
AND AUSTRALIANS PROVIDE THE BEER.
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 • 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 • E07 NARRATOR: But instead of enemy fire, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: But instead of enemy fire,