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NARRATOR: The air is swirling with ashes
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The Pacific War in Color

The air is The air isswirling with ashes, and crews can smellburning flesh at 5,000 feet

NARRATOR: The air is
swirling with ashes, NARRATOR: The air is
swirling with ashes, and crews can smell
burning flesh at 5,000 feet

Full Transcript

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NARRATOR: The air is swirling with ashes,
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NARRATOR: The air is swirling with ashes,
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and crews can smell burning flesh at 5,000 feet.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:46
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 • E01 Back in December, President Roosevelt - The Pacific War in Color 00:13
Back in December, President Roosevelt
S01 • E03 But it's protected -- by Truk, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
But it's protected -- by Truk,
S01 • E02 THE AMERICANS DECIDE TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THE AMERICANS DECIDE TO GO ON THE OFFENSIVE.
S01 • E07 They are less forgiving to the enemy. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They are less forgiving to the enemy.
S01 • E07 Some refuse to take any Japanese prisoners at all, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Some refuse to take any Japanese prisoners at all,
S01 • E02 THERE IS NO COLOR FOOTAGE OF THE INVASION, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THERE IS NO COLOR FOOTAGE OF THE INVASION,
S01 • E04 SOMEBODY SHOT HIM AND THE BATTLE WAS ON. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
SOMEBODY SHOT HIM AND THE BATTLE WAS ON.
S01 • E03 With four airstrips and 400 planes, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
With four airstrips and 400 planes,
S01 • E06 MG LEMAY: The firestorm consumed so much oxygen - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
MG LEMAY: The firestorm consumed so much oxygen
S01 • E04 [MEN CHEERING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:14
[MEN CHEERING]
S01 • E03 Truk could make the Eniwetok invasion a nightmare. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Truk could make the Eniwetok invasion a nightmare.
S01 • E06 That those who did not die by the flames simply suffocated. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
That those who did not die by the flames simply suffocated.
S01 • E01 It takes four months to figure out how. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
It takes four months to figure out how.
S01 • E02 11,000 MARINES PILE UP ON THE BEACHES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
11,000 MARINES PILE UP ON THE BEACHES.
S01 • E05 AS THE MOTORCADE PROCEEDS THROUGH MILITARY CHOREOGRAPHY, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
AS THE MOTORCADE PROCEEDS THROUGH MILITARY CHOREOGRAPHY,
S01 • E07 By June 17th, the Japanese on Okinawa - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
By June 17th, the Japanese on Okinawa
S01 • E03 Two days before landing on Eniwetok, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
Two days before landing on Eniwetok,
S01 • E02 A JAPANESE COUNTERATTACK FORCES THEIR SUPPORT SHIPS TO PULL OUT, - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
A JAPANESE COUNTERATTACK FORCES THEIR SUPPORT SHIPS TO PULL ...
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: The next morning, Japan is in shock. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NARRATOR: The next morning, Japan is in shock.
S01 • E01 But they pull together a plan - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
But they pull together a plan