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The Pacific War in Color

They were broughthere to build a railroad from Thailand to Burmaacross the river Kwai

They were brought
here to build a railroad from Thailand to Burma
across the river Kwai

Full Transcript

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They were brought here to build a railroad
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from Thailand to Burma across the river Kwai.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
00:45:01
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
7
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 • E02 IN RETURN, THE KACHIN OFFER ON-THE-GROUND INTELLIGENCE - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
IN RETURN, THE KACHIN OFFER ON-THE-GROUND INTELLIGENCE
S01 • E01 These very boys are now dead, starving, or captured. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
These very boys are now dead, starving, or captured.
S01 • E03 Bullets fly from nose guns with telltale sparks. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Bullets fly from nose guns with telltale sparks.
S01 • E07 The men are beaten and tortured, forced to live as slaves. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
The men are beaten and tortured, forced to live as slaves.
S01 • E05 THE B-29 WILL MOVE OFF MAINLAND ASIA. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
THE B-29 WILL MOVE OFF MAINLAND ASIA.
S01 • E03 Bursts of anti-aircraft fire litter the sky above the harbor. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Bursts of anti-aircraft fire litter the sky above the harbor...
S01 • E02 THEY MADE US THINK - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THEY MADE US THINK
S01 • E04 Narrator: WHEN THE WAR SQUEEZES REMAINING CITIZENS - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: WHEN THE WAR SQUEEZES REMAINING CITIZENS
S01 • E01 I'd be behind the front lines. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
I'd be behind the front lines.
S01 • E07 Reuben Kandler -- a British POW -- describes the horror: - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
Reuben Kandler -- a British POW -- describes the horror:
S01 • E02 SOME COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 12 YEARS OLD. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
SOME COULD NOT HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 12 YEARS OLD.
S01 • E05 CURT LEMAY'S EXPERIMENT IN INDIA AND CHINA HAS LARGELY FAILED. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
CURT LEMAY'S EXPERIMENT IN INDIA AND CHINA HAS LARGELY ...
S01 • E01 Wrong. Dead wrong. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Wrong. Dead wrong.
S01 • E03 They aim for Japanese planes, fuel, and cargo ships. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
They aim for Japanese planes, fuel, and cargo ships.
S01 • E08 Narrator: A NEW JAPAN BEGINS TO RISE OUT OF THE RUBBLE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: A NEW JAPAN BEGINS TO RISE OUT OF THE RUBBLE.
S01 • E02 [ENGINES ROARING] - The Pacific War in Color 00:14
[ENGINES ROARING]
S01 • E06 NARRATOR: Three hundred and twenty-five B-29s - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
NARRATOR: Three hundred and twenty-five B-29s
S01 • E05 Lemay: CHINA HAD PROVED TO BE - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
Lemay: CHINA HAD PROVED TO BE
S01 • E07 We have no beds, inadequate shelter, atrocious diet - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
We have no beds, inadequate shelter, atrocious diet
S01 • E08 MACARTHUR GUIDES THE OCCUPATION - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
MACARTHUR GUIDES THE OCCUPATION