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The Pacific War in Color

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It was a service
without a purpose, It was a service
without a purpose, derided as the foster
home for Navy flunkies

Full Transcript

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It was a service without a purpose,
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It was a service without a purpose,
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derided as the foster home for Navy flunkies.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:28
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 Now ashen and hollow, it's the bombed-out backdrop - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Now ashen and hollow, it's the bombed-out backdrop
S01 • E04 AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU.
S01 • E07 They just wanted to go home, and you couldn't blame them. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They just wanted to go home, and you couldn't blame the...
S01 • E05 AFTER TWO DAYS OF FIERCE FIGHTING ON GUAM, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
AFTER TWO DAYS OF FIERCE FIGHTING ON GUAM,
S01 • E03 But who will deliver them to the army? - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
But who will deliver them to the army?
S01 • E02 THEY FIRE UP 9 BOMBERS, 12 FIGHTERS, AND 100 MEN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THEY FIRE UP 9 BOMBERS, 12 FIGHTERS, AND 100 MEN.
S01 • E01 PVT DURHAM: The first three weeks were terrible. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
PVT DURHAM: The first three weeks were terrible.
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: With the Shuri Line about to fall, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: With the Shuri Line about to fall,
S01 • E06 [explosions and artillery fire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
[explosions and artillery fire]
S01 • E05 THE LANDING BEACHES REMAIN IN SIGHT BEHIND THEM, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
THE LANDING BEACHES REMAIN IN SIGHT BEHIND THEM,
S01 • E03 When a shortage of pilots hits the Army air force in 1943... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
When a shortage of pilots hits the Army air force in 1943...
S01 • E01 They insisted on teaching us how to walk, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They insisted on teaching us how to walk,
S01 • E03 The WASPS are born. Women Air Force Service Pilots. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
The WASPS are born. Women Air Force Service Pilots.
S01 • E04 10 DAYS AFTER LANDING, AMERICANS TAKE THE PEAK. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
10 DAYS AFTER LANDING, AMERICANS TAKE THE PEAK.
S01 • E01 NARRATOR: The Marine Corps wants to shed its reputation - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: The Marine Corps wants to shed its reputation
S01 • E07 But just when Americans think the Japanese are on the run, - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
But just when Americans think the Japanese are on the run,
S01 • E04 GENERAL HOLLAND SMITH CLIMBS UP HIMSELF, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
GENERAL HOLLAND SMITH CLIMBS UP HIMSELF,
S01 • E06 It takes street-by-street guerrilla warfare. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
It takes street-by-street guerrilla warfare.
S01 • E05 SOME APPROACH GUAM'S CAPITAL, AGANA. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
SOME APPROACH GUAM'S CAPITAL, AGANA.
S01 • E03 Led by top aviator Jackie Cochran, - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
Led by top aviator Jackie Cochran,