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The Pacific War in Color

It is an uphill slog It is an uphill slog against what one officercalls "a phantom enemy."...

It is an uphill slog It is an uphill slog against what one officer
calls "a phantom enemy." For four more days, they
slowly move up the mountain under withering fire

Full Transcript

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It is an uphill slog
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It is an uphill slog
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against what one officer calls "a phantom enemy."
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For four more days, they slowly move up the mountain
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under withering fire.
Duration
14 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:17:59
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 • E03 Unload another massive barrage onto the island. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Unload another massive barrage onto the island.
S01 • E06 Enemy fire pins down two corpsmen just yards away. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Enemy fire pins down two corpsmen just yards away.
S01 • E02 TRAINING FILMS URGE TROOPS TO TAKE STRICT PRECAUTIONS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
TRAINING FILMS URGE TROOPS TO TAKE STRICT PRECAUTIONS.
S01 • E01 KUMAGAYA: People were looking for a breakthrough - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
KUMAGAYA: People were looking for a breakthrough
S01 • E05 NEXT MORNING, WE FOUND BETWEEN 35 AND 40 DEAD JAPS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NEXT MORNING, WE FOUND BETWEEN 35 AND 40 DEAD JAPS.
S01 • E01 And no one thought of war in a realistic way. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
And no one thought of war in a realistic way.
S01 • E02 Announcer: SLEEVES DOWN, - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
Announcer: SLEEVES DOWN,
S01 • E06 Five lives hang in the balance. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Five lives hang in the balance.
S01 • E05 I DID NOT LOSE A MAN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
I DID NOT LOSE A MAN.
S01 • E05 Narrator: IN THE QUIET INTERIOR OF TINIAN, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Narrator: IN THE QUIET INTERIOR OF TINIAN,
S01 • E01 [men shouting] - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
[men shouting]
S01 • E06 PVT FOX: A thousandth of a second, a hundredth of an inch, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
PVT FOX: A thousandth of a second, a hundredth of an inch,
S01 • E04 NAVY PILOT GEORGE KIRK JOINS THE FRAY IN HIS HELLCAT. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NAVY PILOT GEORGE KIRK JOINS THE FRAY IN HIS HELLCAT.
S01 • E03 Only a few pockets of resistance remain. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Only a few pockets of resistance remain.
S01 • E07 [gunfire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
[gunfire]
S01 • E08 IS ON HER WAY TO DOWNTOWN HIROSHIMA. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
IS ON HER WAY TO DOWNTOWN HIROSHIMA.
S01 • E06 Between whether I was dead or not. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Between whether I was dead or not.
S01 • E04 Man: A ZERO CAME AND ZOOMED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Man: A ZERO CAME AND ZOOMED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
S01 • E05 [ENGINE RUMBLING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
[ENGINE RUMBLING]
S01 • E01 They have 1.5 million men in uniform -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
They have 1.5 million men in uniform --