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THE MASSIVE FORCE APPROACHES THE ONLY BEACHES WIDE ENOUGH
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The Pacific War in Color

THE MASSIVE FORCE APPROACHESTHE ONLY BEACHES WIDE ENOUGH FOR A LARGE-SCALEAMPHIBIOUS...

THE MASSIVE FORCE APPROACHES
THE ONLY BEACHES WIDE ENOUGH FOR A LARGE-SCALE
AMPHIBIOUS LANDING

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THE MASSIVE FORCE APPROACHES THE ONLY BEACHES WIDE ENOUGH
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FOR A LARGE-SCALE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:08:21
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
Genres
documentary, history, war
Production
Smithsonian Channel

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The Pacific War in Color immerses viewers in a graphic and dramatic look through an unfiltered lens.
S01 • E01 I only fired my rifle once - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
I only fired my rifle once
S01 • E05 FOR A LARGE-SCALE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
FOR A LARGE-SCALE AMPHIBIOUS LANDING.
S01 • E03 But many remain stuck on the reef hundreds of yards offshore. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
But many remain stuck on the reef hundreds of yards offshore...
S01 • E08 AFTER SECURING IT IN THE TOWER, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
AFTER SECURING IT IN THE TOWER,
S01 • E01 NARRATOR: The Army figures less than half of its troops - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
NARRATOR: The Army figures less than half of its troops
S01 • E03 Those that make the beach are often too shot up to work. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Those that make the beach are often too shot up to work.
S01 • E08 THEN THEY FLIP THE SWITCH. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THEN THEY FLIP THE SWITCH.
S01 • E06 The whole island was a front line. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The whole island was a front line.
S01 • E05 SHIPS RUN INTO THE TEETH OF THEIR DEFENSES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
SHIPS RUN INTO THE TEETH OF THEIR DEFENSES.
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: Japanese are everywhere, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
NARRATOR: Japanese are everywhere,
S01 • E05 [EXPLOSIONS] - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
[EXPLOSIONS]
S01 • E03 The few that do work are unable to clear the wall. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The few that do work are unable to clear the wall.
S01 • E01 Seventy-five percent haven't finished high school, - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Seventy-five percent haven't finished high school,
S01 • E03 PTE. HARRISON: We were using old alligator tractors, - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
PTE. HARRISON: We were using old alligator tractors,
S01 • E06 Americans end up shooting blindly into the ground. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Americans end up shooting blindly into the ground.
S01 • E02 AMERICA GETS A NEW HOME BASE FOR SOUTH PACIFIC OPERATIONS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
AMERICA GETS A NEW HOME BASE FOR SOUTH PACIFIC OPERATIONS.
S01 • E07 Invasion day, Easter Sunday, is nicknamed L-Day. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Invasion day, Easter Sunday, is nicknamed L-Day.
S01 • E04 [EXPLOSION BOOMING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
[EXPLOSION BOOMING]
S01 • E03 My tractor reared up on the sea wall, and most men fell out. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
My tractor reared up on the sea wall, and most men fell out.
S01 • E06 They think they win a hill, only to smell Japanese cooking - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
They think they win a hill, only to smell Japanese cooking