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The Pacific War in Color

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the Japanese
launch a surprise assault the Japanese
launch a surprise assault on the American
base on Wake Island

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the Japanese launch a surprise assault
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the Japanese launch a surprise assault
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on the American base on Wake Island.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:59
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E07 Journalist William Courtenay is filming - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Journalist William Courtenay is filming
S01 • E04 TROOPS FIND EXACTLY ONE JAPANESE SOLDIER, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
TROOPS FIND EXACTLY ONE JAPANESE SOLDIER,
S01 • E02 THE JAPANESE HIGH COMMAND IS SHAKEN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THE JAPANESE HIGH COMMAND IS SHAKEN.
S01 • E08 I RAN UP TO THE BRIDGE WHERE A GOOD FRIEND WAS SIGNALMAN. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
I RAN UP TO THE BRIDGE WHERE A GOOD FRIEND WAS SIGNALMAN.
S01 • E03 SGT. MUMME: You'd be surprised the people in there - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
SGT. MUMME: You'd be surprised the people in there
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: In January of 1945, B-29s begin raids on Japan. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: In January of 1945, B-29s begin raids on Japan.
S01 • E07 They target the ships first. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
They target the ships first.
S01 • E01 Fearing a land invasion, - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Fearing a land invasion,
S01 • E08 HE SPELLED OUT "WAR IS OVER." - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
HE SPELLED OUT "WAR IS OVER."
S01 • E01 A Pan Am Clipper captain jams 70 civilians onto his plane. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
A Pan Am Clipper captain jams 70 civilians onto his plane.
S01 • E06 The entire rationale for island hopping - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
The entire rationale for island hopping
S01 • E07 Here a long plume of black smoke pours from an oil tanker. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Here a long plume of black smoke pours from an oil tanker.
S01 • E05 RAISING THE FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF VICTORY, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
RAISING THE FLAG IS A SYMBOL OF VICTORY,
S01 • E03 "Hell, we're at war. Shape up." - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
"Hell, we're at war. Shape up."
S01 • E04 THIS AIRFIELD IS ONE OF THE KEY PRIZES - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THIS AIRFIELD IS ONE OF THE KEY PRIZES
S01 • E01 Way overweight, the plane finally gets off the water -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
Way overweight, the plane finally gets off the water --
S01 • E08 James Redding: THE CAPTAIN ANNOUNCED, - The Pacific War in Color 00:26
James Redding: THE CAPTAIN ANNOUNCED,
S01 • E07 The waist gunner tries to finish it off, tracers blazing. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
The waist gunner tries to finish it off, tracers blazing.
S01 • E03 NARRATOR: After a final briefing, they load up - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
NARRATOR: After a final briefing, they load up
S01 • E06 En route, crews review their targets ... - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
En route, crews review their targets ...