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The Pacific War in Color

D-DAY ON D-DAY ONSAIPAN IS A ROUGH START, BUT THE MARINES GAINTHEIR FIRST FOOTHOLD

Narrator: D-DAY ON
SAIPAN IS A ROUGH START, Narrator: D-DAY ON
SAIPAN IS A ROUGH START, BUT THE MARINES GAIN
THEIR FIRST FOOTHOLD

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Narrator: D-DAY ON SAIPAN IS A ROUGH START,
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Narrator: D-DAY ON SAIPAN IS A ROUGH START,
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BUT THE MARINES GAIN THEIR FIRST FOOTHOLD.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:02
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
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 • E01 Then Japan storms another city. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Then Japan storms another city.
S01 • E06 The only air support for the invasion. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The only air support for the invasion.
S01 • E05 A MONTH EARLIER, JAPAN'S AIR POWER IS WEAKENING. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
A MONTH EARLIER, JAPAN'S AIR POWER IS WEAKENING.
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: So far 1,500 Americans are dead, missing or wounded. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: So far 1,500 Americans are dead, missing or wounde...
S01 • E07 GEN BUCKNER: Everything is now going well, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
GEN BUCKNER: Everything is now going well,
S01 • E02 THOSE THAT DO BECOME POWs UNDER AUSTRALIAN GUARD. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THOSE THAT DO BECOME POWs UNDER AUSTRALIAN GUARD.
S01 • E08 Roberta Shiroma: THAT WAS A DIVIDING LINE IN OUR LIVES-- - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Roberta Shiroma: THAT WAS A DIVIDING LINE IN OUR LIVES--
S01 • E06 If Japan can disable this lifeline, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
If Japan can disable this lifeline,
S01 • E04 BY DAY'S END, THEY SECURE SIX MILES OF BEACH, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
BY DAY'S END, THEY SECURE SIX MILES OF BEACH,
S01 • E05 ON TINIAN, AMERICA HOPES TO LAND THE KILLER BLOW. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
ON TINIAN, AMERICA HOPES TO LAND THE KILLER BLOW.
S01 • E07 Any noticeable degree of military brilliance. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Any noticeable degree of military brilliance.
S01 • E01 They overwhelm Chinese forces within days... - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They overwhelm Chinese forces within days...
S01 • E03 There were so many guys that were in such bad shape - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
There were so many guys that were in such bad shape
S01 • E08 Narrator: ROBERTA AND TAKEO SHIROMA - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: ROBERTA AND TAKEO SHIROMA
S01 • E03 That many of them were marked dead and they were still alive. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
That many of them were marked dead and they were still alive...
S01 • E01 Then massacre up to 300,000 citizens. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Then massacre up to 300,000 citizens.
S01 • E06 The Imperial Japanese Navy decides to attack. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The Imperial Japanese Navy decides to attack.
S01 • E05 THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE LANDING BEACHES IS USHI POINT. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE ONE CLOSEST TO THE LANDING BEACHES IS USHI POINT.
S01 • E07 NARRATOR: Buckner's Japanese counterpart - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NARRATOR: Buckner's Japanese counterpart
S01 • E04 JUNE 15TH IS FULL OF HITS AND MISSES, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
JUNE 15TH IS FULL OF HITS AND MISSES,