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The Pacific War in Color

SLOWLY AND AT HIGHCOST, AMERICANS TAKE PURPLE HEART RIDGE, PURPLE HEART RIDGE, ALLOWING...

SLOWLY AND AT HIGH
COST, AMERICANS TAKE PURPLE HEART RIDGE, PURPLE HEART RIDGE, ALLOWING ARTILLERY TO
BLAST ACROSS DEATH VALLEY AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE
FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU

Full Transcript

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SLOWLY AND AT HIGH COST, AMERICANS TAKE
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PURPLE HEART RIDGE,
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PURPLE HEART RIDGE,
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ALLOWING ARTILLERY TO BLAST ACROSS DEATH VALLEY
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AT CAVE EMPLACEMENTS ON THE FACE OF MOUNT TAPOTCHAU.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:37:20
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 • E05 ANOTHER UNIT HAD SCRAMBLED UP THE BACK SIDE OF CHONITO RIDGE - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
ANOTHER UNIT HAD SCRAMBLED UP THE BACK SIDE OF CHONITO RIDGE
S01 • E01 Some thought the Army should just absorb it. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Some thought the Army should just absorb it.
S01 • E07 In Marine Corps history. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
In Marine Corps history.
S01 • E01 It was a service without a purpose, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
It was a service without a purpose,
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,