US Government produced documentary including footage from USN, US Army, US Coastguard, British War Office, National Film Board of Canada and captured Nazi & Japanese materials all demonstrating the events, forces, leaders and challenges of the conflict.
War In The Pacific – Episode 1: The Pacific In Eruption
1951
Part one of this historical series reviews the conflicts in the Pacific from 1931 to the end of the Korean War.
War In The Pacific – Episode 2 : Awakening In The Pacific
1951
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War In The Pacific – Episode 3: The Rise Of The Japanese Empire
1951
This episode examines Japanese military aggression and growth prior to World War II.
War In The Pacific – Episode 4: America Goes To War In The Pacific
1951
The U.S. enters the Pacific war in 1941 after the Japanese sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
War In The Pacific – Episode 5: The U.S. And The Philippines
1951
Part five looks at the relations between the United States, the Philippines, and Japan prior to World War II.
War In The Pacific – Episode 6: The Navy Holds-1942
1951
Naval action in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the Battle of Midway in 1942.
War In The Pacific – Episode 7: Guadalcanal – America’s First Offensive
1951
This episode covers the first confrontation between US and Japanese troops in the bloody struggle for Guadalcanal.
War In The Pacific – Episode 8: War In The North – The Aleutians
1951
This is an examination of the massive U.S. effort to recapture the Aleutians from the Japanese.
War In The Pacific – Episode 9: The Road Back – New Guinea
1951
U.S. and Australian forces try to capture strategic New Guinea.
War In The Pacific – Episode 10: Up The Solomons Ladder – Bougainville
1951
A look at the campaign in the Solomon Islands directed at the Japanese stronghold on Bougainville.
War In The Pacific – Episode 11: Attack In The Central Pacific – Makin and Tarawa
1951
This documents the brutal fight over the tiny islands of Makin and Tarawa and the start of the dominance of the aircraft carrier
War In The Pacific – Episode 12: The War At Sea
1951
American submarines and aircraft carriers enter the Pacific war.
War In The Pacific – Episode 13: Speeding Up The Attack – The Marshalls
1951
The Marines begin the assault on the Marshall Islands in January 1944.
War In The Pacific – Episode 14: Stepping Stones To The Philippines
1951
The Allies drive from New Britain to New Guinea, paving the way for the invasion of the Philippines.
War In The Pacific – Episode 15: Battle For The Marianas
1951
Allied victories at Saipan, Tinian and Guam turn the war around in the Pacific.
War In The Pacific – Episode 16: War In The China-Burma-India Theater
1951
This episode examines early Chinese resistance to Japan prior to World War II and U.S. efforts to assist them.
War In The Pacific – Episode 17: Palau – The Fight For Bloody Nose Ridge
1951
A look at the Allies’ brutal effort to take the Palau Islands.
War In The Pacific – Episode 18: MacArthur Returns To The Philippines
1951
As promised, General MacArthur returns to the Philippines. After the initial Japanese invasion, the U.S. army was forced to surrender at Corregidor. After…
War In The Pacific – Episode 19: Bloody Iwo
1951
Pfc. Harold Wergers narrates a film of the bloody battle of Iwo Jima.
War In The Pacific – Episode 20: At Japan’s Doorstep – Okinawa
1951
The 10th Army battles the Japanese on Okinawa. Father Joseph O'Callahan is the narrator.
War In The Pacific – Episode 21: The Air War On Japan
1951
This episode concentrates on the US bombing strategy, fire bombs, the use of the atomic bomb and the casualties.
War In The Pacific – Episode 22: The Surrender And Occupation Of Japan
1951
Japan surrenders unconditionally to the Allies after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
War In The Pacific – Episode 23: Shifting Tides In The Orient
1951
This episode examines the growth of independence movements in Asia in the wake of World War II.
War In The Pacific – Episode 24: War In Korea
1951
Here the US examines the situation in the aftermath of WWII and the Cold War's first gun battle in Korea.
War In The Pacific – Episode 25: The Chinese Reds Attack In Korea
1951
Former President Harry Truman and Gen. Matthew Ridgway are interviewed about the Korean War.
War In The Pacific – Episode 26: The Future – Asia And The U.S.
1951
Former President Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson are interviewed.