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What started as a cakewalk has become a meat grinder
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The Pacific War in Color

What started as a cakewalkhas become a meat grinder

What started as a cakewalk
has become a meat grinder

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What started as a cakewalk has become a meat grinder.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:54
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 • E03 Thousands of bodies lie decaying in the scorching heat. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Thousands of bodies lie decaying in the scorching heat.
S01 • E07 The Shuri Line has stalled the American advance -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
The Shuri Line has stalled the American advance --
S01 • E02 IN NEW ZEALAND, IT'S MORE LIKE A LOVING ADOPTION. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
IN NEW ZEALAND, IT'S MORE LIKE A LOVING ADOPTION.
S01 • E01 Beyond Hawaii's horizon line, - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
Beyond Hawaii's horizon line,
S01 • E06 In the Central Pacific, the path is more clear -- - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
In the Central Pacific, the path is more clear --
S01 • E03 It takes three days of hard fighting, - The Pacific War in Color 00:11
It takes three days of hard fighting,
S01 • E04 Man: THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PLANES OUT THERE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Man: THERE WERE HUNDREDS OF PLANES OUT THERE.
S01 • E05 ...OR TURN A FIELD OF GREEN EARTH - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
...OR TURN A FIELD OF GREEN EARTH
S01 • E02 [DOG BARKS] - The Pacific War in Color 00:08
[DOG BARKS]
S01 • E04 WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL NIGHT FLYING. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE AT ALL NIGHT FLYING.
S01 • E07 More than Tarawa & Saipan combined. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
More than Tarawa & Saipan combined.
S01 • E08 THERE WAS NO MEASURE, NO SCALE BY WHICH TO JUDGE THIS THING. - The Pacific War in Color 00:04
THERE WAS NO MEASURE, NO SCALE BY WHICH TO JUDGE THIS THING.
S01 • E01 It's December 6th, 1941. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
It's December 6th, 1941.
S01 • E06 Americans have advanced as far as the Mariana Islands. - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
Americans have advanced as far as the Mariana Islands.
S01 • E05 AFTER WATCHING THIS FILM, THE BRASS ON SAIPAN DON'T HESITATE. - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
AFTER WATCHING THIS FILM, THE BRASS ON SAIPAN DON'T HES...
S01 • E04 Narrator: AT DUSK, AMERICAN PILOTS FIND THE FLEET. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Narrator: AT DUSK, AMERICAN PILOTS FIND THE FLEET.
S01 • E07 Medical units scramble to treat every injury. - The Pacific War in Color 00:06
Medical units scramble to treat every injury.
S01 • E03 FILM NARRATOR: This is the price we have to pay - The Pacific War in Color 00:05
FILM NARRATOR: This is the price we have to pay
S01 • E06 Saipan, Guam and Tinian are all recently captured, - The Pacific War in Color 00:09
Saipan, Guam and Tinian are all recently captured,
S01 • E02 BY JUNE OF 1942, - The Pacific War in Color 00:07
BY JUNE OF 1942,