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Archival footage and interviews tell the story of the war in the Pacific.
Cast: Harold J. Wergers, Kentaro Buma, Weston C. Pullen
Director: Arthur B. Tourtellot
Experience the epic television documentary event that chronicles all the bloody land, sea and air battles for the Pacific, produced by the legendary March Of Time newsreel unit and featuring never-before-seen footage from the archives of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines, as well as film captured from the Japanese government.
26 minutes
International discord destroys peace in the Pacific.
25 minutes
The rise of Japanese power leads to the attack on Pearl Harbor.
24 minutes
Pearl Harbor brings America into war in the Pacific.
25 minutes
World War II stalls the Philippines' quest for independence.
23 minutes
Adm. Nimitz takes over the Pacific command after Pearl Harbor.
23 minutes
The First Marine Division captures Guadalcanal.
24 minutes
Japan and the United States battle for the strategic Aleutian Islands.
24 minutes
Australian and American amphibious forces battle Japan in New Guinea.
25 minutes
Photoreconnaissance helps the United States capture the island of Bougainville.
23 minutes
The Marines face overwhelming odds in the central Pacific.
23 minutes
The Navy copes with supply shortages.
24 minutes
The U.S. attacks the Marshall Islands.
24 minutes
The Allies capture Saipan, Tinian and Guam.
23 minutes
The Allies keep supply lines open to China.
23 minutes
MacArthur attacks Japanese strongholds in the Palau Islands.
26 minutes
After three years, the Allies free the Philippines.
26 minutes
The Marines hoist the flag after a bloody victory at Iwo Jima.
26 minutes
Kamikaze pilots attack Allied forces as they approach Okinawa.
26 minutes
The United States drops the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
23 minutes
Japan surrenders aboard the battleship Missouri.
26 minutes
The postwar Pacific witnesses nationalism and communism.
26 minutes
Tensions begin to rise in Korea.
23 minutes
Chinese troops battle U.N. forces in Korea.
26 minutes
The Korean armistice ends the Asian conflict.
26 minutes
