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GEN. MACARTHUR: Island hopping with extravagant losses
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The Pacific War in Color

Island Islandhopping with extravagant losses and slow progress is not my idea of how to...

GEN. MACARTHUR: Island
hopping with extravagant losses GEN. MACARTHUR: Island
hopping with extravagant losses and slow progress is not my idea of how to end the war as soon
and as cheaply as possible

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GEN. MACARTHUR: Island hopping with extravagant losses
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GEN. MACARTHUR: Island hopping with extravagant losses
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and slow progress is not my idea
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of how to end the war as soon and as cheaply as possible.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:28
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 BY NOW, JAPAN'S REACH - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
BY NOW, JAPAN'S REACH
S01 • E01 This is Kaiser's own film of his Portland operation. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
This is Kaiser's own film of his Portland operation.
S01 • E06 If I dropped my rifle to pee I would be killed. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
If I dropped my rifle to pee I would be killed.
S01 • E07 They find the castle blown to bits by American artillery. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They find the castle blown to bits by American artillery.
S01 • E05 [ARTILLERY FIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
[ARTILLERY FIRE]
S01 • E01 He builds mostly Liberty ships -- cargo and transport vessels - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
He builds mostly Liberty ships -- cargo and transport vessel...
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: The flag already flying on Mount Suribachi - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: The flag already flying on Mount Suribachi
S01 • E02 TO THE EDGE OF THE TOWERING HIMALAYAS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
TO THE EDGE OF THE TOWERING HIMALAYAS.
S01 • E07 Of shells into that thing just kicking it up in dust. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Of shells into that thing just kicking it up in dust.
S01 • E08 FROM A POW CAMP IN THAILAND, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
FROM A POW CAMP IN THAILAND,
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: Instead MacArthur wants to keep - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NARRATOR: Instead MacArthur wants to keep
S01 • E04 A LOT OF THEM WERE SOLDIERS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
A LOT OF THEM WERE SOLDIERS.
S01 • E02 JAPAN HAS TIGHTENED ITS GRIP ON ASIA - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
JAPAN HAS TIGHTENED ITS GRIP ON ASIA
S01 • E04 Narrator: WHEN THEY AREN'T SURE WHO'S HIDING INSIDE, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Narrator: WHEN THEY AREN'T SURE WHO'S HIDING INSID...
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: Troops find it unrecognizable, undefended... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NARRATOR: Troops find it unrecognizable, undefended...
S01 • E01 Workers come from all over the country -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Workers come from all over the country --
S01 • E03 Dubbed "Operation Cartwheel," his plan - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Dubbed "Operation Cartwheel," his plan
S01 • E06 The Japanese have abandoned - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
The Japanese have abandoned
S01 • E05 MERLE HATCH SNEAKS UP TO A CAVE WITH JAPANESE HIDING INSIDE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
MERLE HATCH SNEAKS UP TO A CAVE WITH JAPANESE HIDING INSIDE.
S01 • E06 Now they simply wait to ambush advancing Americans. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Now they simply wait to ambush advancing Americans.