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The Pacific War in Color

Season 1 Episode 3: Island Hopping

The next episode delves into the pivotal moment in the Pacific Theater when the United States launches a series of island-hopping invasions, commencing with the massive amphibious assault on the Tarawa Atoll. This historic operation unfolds into one of the bloodiest battles of the war.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 An Ocean Apart

1. An Ocean Apart

Aired: Jun 24, 2018

Color film shot before war breaks out captures a world of fun and sun, but wi...

Episode 2 Shockwaves

2. Shockwaves

Aired: Jul 1, 2018

As the shock of Pearl Harbor subsides, the Pacific becomes a battleground, wi...

Episode 3 Island Hopping

3. Island Hopping

Aired: Jul 8, 2018

The next episode delves into the pivotal moment in the Pacific Theater when t...

Episode 4 The Enemy Underground

4. The Enemy Underground

Aired: Jul 15, 2018

The next episode delves into the pivotal summer of 1944, as the United States...

Episode 5 Striking Distance

5. Striking Distance

Aired: Jul 22, 2018

Allied forces gear up to seize Tinian and Guam, crucial islands that jeopardi...

Episode 6 Fire from the Sky

6. Fire from the Sky

Aired: Jul 29, 2018

Allies slug it out on the island of Peleliu in a campaign to pave the way for...

Episode 7 No Surrender

7. No Surrender

Aired: Aug 5, 2018

The Allies celebrate the end of the war in Europe, but the Pacific War rages ...

Episode 8 From The Ashes

8. From The Ashes

Aired: Aug 12, 2018

By the summer of 1945, the Allies are reducing Japan to ashes, but there's no...

Info about The Pacific War in Color

Current Status: Returning Series

Network: Smithsonian Channel

Production Countries: United States, Canada

Genres:War, Documentary, History