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WE WERE ASSIGNED TO MILE ZERO
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The Pacific War in Color

FROM THERE, THEY SLOWLY CARVEA NEW RIBBON OF ROAD FOR 460 MILES

WE WERE ASSIGNED TO MILE ZERO, WHICH WE CALLED "HELL’S GATE." Narrator: FROM THERE, Narrator: FROM THERE, THEY SLOWLY CARVE
A NEW RIBBON OF ROAD FOR 460 MILES

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WE WERE ASSIGNED TO MILE ZERO,
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WHICH WE CALLED "HELL’S GATE."
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Narrator: FROM THERE,
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Narrator: FROM THERE,
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THEY SLOWLY CARVE A NEW RIBBON OF ROAD
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FOR 460 MILES.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:00
Uploaded
Jun 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
8
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 • E04 NEXT THING, MY LIEUTENANT WAS HIT IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
NEXT THING, MY LIEUTENANT WAS HIT IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.
S01 • E02 THEIR NAVIES REPELLED THE JAPANESE - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
THEIR NAVIES REPELLED THE JAPANESE
S01 • E04 HE LOOKED DOWN TO HIS SHOULDER - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
HE LOOKED DOWN TO HIS SHOULDER
S01 • E06 But each man knows the Philippines are different. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
But each man knows the Philippines are different.
S01 • E03 But what should have been a cakewalk - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
But what should have been a cakewalk
S01 • E01 Many feel America should solve its own problems first. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Many feel America should solve its own problems first.
S01 • E04 THE MAN STANDING NEXT TO ME HAD HIS HEAD KNOCKED OFF - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THE MAN STANDING NEXT TO ME HAD HIS HEAD KNOCKED OFF
S01 • E08 Davie: WE USED EVERY IMAGINABLE TOOL THEY HAD - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Davie: WE USED EVERY IMAGINABLE TOOL THEY HAD
S01 • E05 THE FIRST NIGHT, THEY RACE NORTH TO MEET THE INVADING AMERICANS. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
THE FIRST NIGHT, THEY RACE NORTH TO MEET THE INVADING AMERIC...
S01 • E01 PO3 KURYLA: My dad didn't have any work. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
PO3 KURYLA: My dad didn't have any work.
S01 • E06 Thousands of allied prisoners. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
Thousands of allied prisoners.
S01 • E02 THE ALLIED CAMP IS NESTLED INSIDE A COCONUT PLANTATION. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THE ALLIED CAMP IS NESTLED INSIDE A COCONUT PLANTATION.
S01 • E07 They tick off military objectives - The Pacific War in Color 00:13
They tick off military objectives
S01 • E03 [artillery fire] - The Pacific War in Color 00:18
[artillery fire]
S01 • E08 Narrator: WORKERS NICKNAME IT "THE BIG SNAKE." - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
Narrator: WORKERS NICKNAME IT "THE BIG SNAKE."
S01 • E01 A lot of times we were wondering - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
A lot of times we were wondering
S01 • E05 [GUNFIRE] - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
[GUNFIRE]
S01 • E06 And the half-million Japanese defenders - The Pacific War in Color 00:10
And the half-million Japanese defenders
S01 • E02 FROM HERE, THEY WANT TO RETAKE THE ENTIRE ISLAND. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
FROM HERE, THEY WANT TO RETAKE THE ENTIRE ISLAND.
S01 • E04 BEHIND THEM, MEN ARE GETTING CUT INTO PIECES. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
BEHIND THEM, MEN ARE GETTING CUT INTO PIECES.