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MG LEMAY: We had just six weeks to move the B-29s
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The Pacific War in Color

We had just We had justsix weeks to move the B-29s to bases in the Marianas, fly a few...

MG LEMAY: We had just
six weeks to move the B-29s MG LEMAY: We had just
six weeks to move the B-29s to bases in the Marianas, fly a few shakedown flights, fly a few shakedown flights, and launch an operation

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MG LEMAY: We had just six weeks to move the B-29s
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MG LEMAY: We had just six weeks to move the B-29s
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to bases in the Marianas,
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fly a few shakedown flights,
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fly a few shakedown flights,
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and launch an operation.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:25:04
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
6
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 • E04 [EXPLOSION BOOMING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
[EXPLOSION BOOMING]
S01 • E01 And gives the first official American response. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
And gives the first official American response.
S01 • E08 IN 1942, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
IN 1942, THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE.
S01 • E07 They have no kinship with the Japanese, - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
They have no kinship with the Japanese,
S01 • E03 They have better radios, and a telephone on the outside - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
They have better radios, and a telephone on the outside
S01 • E02 SO BEFORE THEY ARRIVED, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
SO BEFORE THEY ARRIVED,
S01 • E01 You cannot escape the clutch of fear at your heart. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
You cannot escape the clutch of fear at your heart.
S01 • E05 IT WAS TWO OR THREE MILES AWAY, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
IT WAS TWO OR THREE MILES AWAY,
S01 • E04 FINALLY, THEY TAKE TO BURNING THEIR WAY THROUGH, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
FINALLY, THEY TAKE TO BURNING THEIR WAY THROUGH,
S01 • E01 And yet I hope that the certainty - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
And yet I hope that the certainty
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: American air power is building up - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: American air power is building up
S01 • E04 NOT KNOWING WHO MIGHT BE HIDING JUST YARDS AWAY. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NOT KNOWING WHO MIGHT BE HIDING JUST YARDS AWAY.
S01 • E07 General Buckner writes: - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
General Buckner writes:
S01 • E03 They have more armor, and bigger guns. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
They have more armor, and bigger guns.
S01 • E05 Narrator: PINNED DOWN BUT SO CLOSE TO VICTORY ON TINIAN, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: PINNED DOWN BUT SO CLOSE TO VICTORY ON TINIAN,
S01 • E02 150 AIRPLANES RACE TO STRIKE BACK, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
150 AIRPLANES RACE TO STRIKE BACK,
S01 • E08 [AUDIO RECORDING IN JAPANESE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
[AUDIO RECORDING IN JAPANESE]
S01 • E04 ANOTHER COMPANY GETS HUNG UP IN A VILLAGE, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
ANOTHER COMPANY GETS HUNG UP IN A VILLAGE,
S01 • E06 Japan can only guess when it will thunder overhead. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Japan can only guess when it will thunder overhead.
S01 • E05 A HANDFUL OF MARINES TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
A HANDFUL OF MARINES TAKE MATTERS INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.