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GEN BUCKNER: You understand as clearly as I that
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The Pacific War in Color

Youunderstand as clearly as I that the destruction of all Japaneseresistance on the...

GEN BUCKNER: You
understand as clearly as I that the destruction of all Japanese
resistance on the island the destruction of all Japanese
resistance on the island is merely a matter of days

Full Transcript

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GEN BUCKNER: You understand as clearly as I that
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the destruction of all Japanese resistance on the island
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the destruction of all Japanese resistance on the island
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is merely a matter of days.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:43
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E06 It's the single deadliest day of the Pacific War. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
It's the single deadliest day of the Pacific War.
S01 • E01 To bomb Japan, they'll have to launch a bigger plane - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
To bomb Japan, they'll have to launch a bigger plane
S01 • E06 Neither atomic bomb will kill this many on the day it drops. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Neither atomic bomb will kill this many on the day it drops.
S01 • E05 NIMITZ ARGUES THAT PUSHING FARTHER UP THE CENTRAL PACIFIC - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
NIMITZ ARGUES THAT PUSHING FARTHER UP THE CENTRAL PACIFIC
S01 • E04 Narrator: IT TAKES 24 HOURS FOR THE JAPANESE TO EXHAUST - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Narrator: IT TAKES 24 HOURS FOR THE JAPANESE TO EXHAUST
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: Ushijima laughs if off and does not reply. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NARRATOR: Ushijima laughs if off and does not reply.
S01 • E08 Narrator: TO HELP THE REBUILDING EFFORT, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
Narrator: TO HELP THE REBUILDING EFFORT,
S01 • E06 To LeMay, it's an unqualified success. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
To LeMay, it's an unqualified success.
S01 • E07 Soon after, a cameraman captures General Buckner - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
Soon after, a cameraman captures General Buckner
S01 • E05 MacARTHUR ALL BUT DEMANDS - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
MacARTHUR ALL BUT DEMANDS
S01 • E03 Never again will Japan use it as a major operating base. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Never again will Japan use it as a major operating base.
S01 • E01 2LT MACIA: We hadn't actually flown off a carrier before. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
2LT MACIA: We hadn't actually flown off a carrier befor...
S01 • E08 TOURISM BRINGS CASH AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE-- - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
TOURISM BRINGS CASH AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE--
S01 • E02 WITHOUT ANY CLEAR FRONT LINES, IT'S AMBUSH AFTER AMBUSH. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
WITHOUT ANY CLEAR FRONT LINES, IT'S AMBUSH AFTER AMBUSH...
S01 • E06 He draws up plans to firebomb other cities, - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
He draws up plans to firebomb other cities,
S01 • E04 MANY DIE CLUTCHING THE ONLY CRUDE WEAPONS THEY HAVE LEFT. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
MANY DIE CLUTCHING THE ONLY CRUDE WEAPONS THEY HAVE LEFT.
S01 • E02 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:13
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E01 I wondered -- could I get out of that damn airplane - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
I wondered -- could I get out of that damn airplane
S01 • E05 THE MEN ARE CORDIAL, BUT OFF CAMERA, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
THE MEN ARE CORDIAL, BUT OFF CAMERA,
S01 • E08 TRAVEL FILMS PROMISE A LAND OF EXOTIC SIGHTS AND SOUNDS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
TRAVEL FILMS PROMISE A LAND OF EXOTIC SIGHTS AND SOUNDS.