To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO
Tarawa was a debacle, but the lessons applied at Kwajalein
Please log in to add to collections.
The Pacific War in Color

Tarawa was a debacle, but thelessons applied at Kwajalein were a stunning success

Tarawa was a debacle, but the
lessons applied at Kwajalein were a stunning success

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.737
Tarawa was a debacle, but the lessons applied at Kwajalein
00:00:04.737 --> 00:00:05.189
were a stunning success.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
22
Timestamp in Movie
00:40:14
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Smithsonian Channel

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

The Pacific War in Color immerses viewers in a graphic and dramatic look through an unfiltered lens.
S01 • E02 THE JAPANESE ENDURE SIX MILLION POUNDS OF BOMBS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THE JAPANESE ENDURE SIX MILLION POUNDS OF BOMBS.
S01 • E04 JAPANESE PROPAGANDA WARNED OF MARAUDING AMERICANS - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
JAPANESE PROPAGANDA WARNED OF MARAUDING AMERICANS
S01 • E08 Reuben Kandler: WE’D HOPED FOR THIS MOMENT FOR YEARS - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Reuben Kandler: WE’D HOPED FOR THIS MOMENT FOR YEARS
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: But Gilberto Mendez gets to know Iwo Jima - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: But Gilberto Mendez gets to know Iwo Jima
S01 • E07 Now they are closing in on the enemy's headquarters - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
Now they are closing in on the enemy's headquarters
S01 • E01 In Portland, Oregon, shipyards grow like weeds. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
In Portland, Oregon, shipyards grow like weeds.
S01 • E03 Now Nimitz wants to press on - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Now Nimitz wants to press on
S01 • E06 PVT MENDEZ: The first days I was on the ground, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
PVT MENDEZ: The first days I was on the ground,
S01 • E04 EVEN AS TROOPS TRY TO LURE THEM OUT WITH A HELPING HAND, - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
EVEN AS TROOPS TRY TO LURE THEM OUT WITH A HELPING HAND,
S01 • E01 Industrialist Henry Kaiser owns three of them. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Industrialist Henry Kaiser owns three of them.
S01 • E03 But General MacArthur still isn't convinced. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
But General MacArthur still isn't convinced.
S01 • E08 BUT WE’D NEVER KNOWN THAT IT WOULD. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
BUT WE’D NEVER KNOWN THAT IT WOULD.
S01 • E03 GEN. MACARTHUR: Island hopping with extravagant losses - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
GEN. MACARTHUR: Island hopping with extravagant losses
S01 • E08 Narrator: 140,000 ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Narrator: 140,000 ALLIED PRISONERS OF WAR
S01 • E02 BY NOW, JAPAN'S REACH - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
BY NOW, JAPAN'S REACH
S01 • E01 This is Kaiser's own film of his Portland operation. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
This is Kaiser's own film of his Portland operation.
S01 • E06 If I dropped my rifle to pee I would be killed. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
If I dropped my rifle to pee I would be killed.
S01 • E07 They find the castle blown to bits by American artillery. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They find the castle blown to bits by American artillery.
S01 • E05 [ARTILLERY FIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:12
[ARTILLERY FIRE]
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: The flag already flying on Mount Suribachi - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: The flag already flying on Mount Suribachi