The Pacific War was the largest naval conflict in history. Across the huge expanse of the Pacific, the two most powerful navies in the world found themselves locked in a death struggle. The war was fought in every possible climate, from Arctic conditions in the Aleutians, to the appalling heat and swelter of the South Pacific. Every conceivable type of naval activity was represented: carrier aviation battles, the largest amphibious landings of the entire war, and the stealthy, brutal battles waged by and against submarines.

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 1: Hakku Icchiu
2009
In the early hours of December 7, 1941 Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 2: The Doomed Fleet
2009
In the Fall of 1941, the naval and air base at Pearl Harbor and the escalations on Oahu, represented the greatest concentration of American military power…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 3: The Joy Of Fighting For The Emperor
2009
Though they had not delivered the finishing stroke at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had put the Americans and the British on their heels in the Pacific. The…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 4: The Giant Awakes
2009
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Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 5: High Noon
2009
Three Japanese operations are examined – Operation MI, Operation MO, and Operation AL, more commonly known as the Battle of Midway, Battle of Coral…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 6: Revenge
2009
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese were victorious in their endeavor to control as much of the western Pacific area and Southeast Asia as possible…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 7: Watchtower
2009
Operation Watchtower was the first major offensive by Allied forces against Japan. The Battle of Guadalcanal is featured.

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 8: Silent Service
2009
The Japanese war machine, checked and forced to change its plans for the first time at Coral Sea and decisively repelled at Midway, was now forced to go…

Eagle Against The Sun – Episode 9: Sho Ichigo Sakusen
2009
When MacArthur returned to the Philippines, the United States Navy prepared for the largest naval battle in history – the Battle of Leyte Gulf.

Eagle Against The Sun Episode 10: I Cease Resistance
2009
Japanese kamikaze pilots are examined, the assault on Okinawa, and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.