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The Pacific War in Color

I SAID TO MYSELF,"GOODBYE, MOM." I SAID TO MYSELF,BELOW THE MUSHROOM CLOUD, IT WAS...

I SAID TO MYSELF,
"GOODBYE, MOM." I SAID TO MYSELF,
"GOODBYE, MOM." Tibbets:
BELOW THE MUSHROOM CLOUD, Tibbets:
BELOW THE MUSHROOM CLOUD, IT WAS BLACK
AND BOILING UNDERNEATH, LIKE A BOILING POT OF TAR

Full Transcript

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I SAID TO MYSELF, "GOODBYE, MOM."
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I SAID TO MYSELF, "GOODBYE, MOM."
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Tibbets: BELOW THE MUSHROOM CLOUD,
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Tibbets: BELOW THE MUSHROOM CLOUD,
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IT WAS BLACK AND BOILING UNDERNEATH,
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LIKE A BOILING POT OF TAR.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:03
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 Almost a third of their men are dead or wounded. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Almost a third of their men are dead or wounded.
S01 • E02 NEW ZEALAND PUTS OUT THE WELCOME MAT. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NEW ZEALAND PUTS OUT THE WELCOME MAT.
S01 • E01 And cattle being loaded by rope and derrick - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
And cattle being loaded by rope and derrick
S01 • E07 [gunfire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
[gunfire]
S01 • E03 For three days before we moved in, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
For three days before we moved in,
S01 • E01 Onto ships off shore at the Parker Ranch. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Onto ships off shore at the Parker Ranch.
S01 • E06 MacArthur's Marines load up - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
MacArthur's Marines load up
S01 • E04 THEN AT 4:00 P.M., THEY FIND THE JAPANESE 275 MILES AWAY. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THEN AT 4:00 P.M., THEY FIND THE JAPANESE 275 MILES AWAY.
S01 • E05 [EXPLOSION] - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
[EXPLOSION]
S01 • E03 That anyone could live through that bombardment. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
That anyone could live through that bombardment.
S01 • E08 Michiko: FIRES BURST OUT FROM JUST THE LIGHT ITSELF. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Michiko: FIRES BURST OUT FROM JUST THE LIGHT ITSELF.
S01 • E04 SAILORS GET WORD TO SCRAMBLE THEIR PLANES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
SAILORS GET WORD TO SCRAMBLE THEIR PLANES.
S01 • E01 It's not used to cultural convulsions. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
It's not used to cultural convulsions.
S01 • E07 The worst elements of Pacific warfare - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
The worst elements of Pacific warfare
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: The film shows Americans - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
NARRATOR: The film shows Americans
S01 • E01 Change usually comes on the slow boat. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Change usually comes on the slow boat.
S01 • E06 Peleliu becomes one of the enduring question marks - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Peleliu becomes one of the enduring question marks
S01 • E04 ED HARRELL REMEMBERS THE ADRENALINE RUSH. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
ED HARRELL REMEMBERS THE ADRENALINE RUSH.
S01 • E08 NOBODY LOOKED LIKE A HUMAN BEING. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NOBODY LOOKED LIKE A HUMAN BEING.
S01 • E07 This is where America realizes the brutal truth -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
This is where America realizes the brutal truth --