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This is the story of how a sneak attack from Japan lead to a deadly war in the Pacific. A war waged across the air, the sea, and island by island.

WWII in the Pacific

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In 1945, the first atomic bomb used in combat was dropped over Hiroshima. Three years before, the same pilot led the first daylight bombing in Europe.

Rouen to Hiroshima: Legacy of the Enola Gay

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In 1937, the Imperial Japanese Army invaded the Republic of China. 27 brave foreign men and women stayed in an effort to save over 250,000 lives.

Witness to a Massacre: Nanjing 1937

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After years of secrecy, veterans of the legendary Z Special reveal their extraordinary WW2 exploits as six of their descendants recreate the training.

Z Special: Australia's Secret Heroes

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This film documents the experiences of the few remaining 1st Marine Division veterans who took part in this historic fight in the Solomon Islands.

First to Fight: Pacific War Marines

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This is the riveting story Japanese Americans who were forced into encampments during World War II, revealing the pain, shame, regret, and healing.

Silent Sacrifice: Stories of Japanese American Incarceration

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On the island of Okinawa, in the middle of the Pacific, the final and bloodiest battles of World War II, known as Operation Iceberg, took place.

Battle of Okinawa: Operation Iceberg

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World War II didn't start in 1939 when Germany invaded Poland, and then spread to Asia. It actually began in 1931 with Japan's invasion of Manchuria.

Kanji Ishiwara: The Man Who Triggered the War

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Operation Oblivion uncovers the stories of 12 Chinese-Canadians and their secret training under the guidance of British SOE operatives.

Operation Oblivion: Behind Pacific Lines

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The surviving members of Doolittle's Raiders, the flyers who took part in the April 18, 1942, raid on Japan, hold their final toast.

Doolittle's Raiders: A Final Toast

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This is the emotional story of China's brutal war with Japan on the eve of World War II. It was crucial to the outcome of the Pacific War.

WWII: China's Forgotten War

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WWII in the Pacific was brutal. The bombing of the town of Darwin by the Japanese was the largest single attack ever suffered by Australia.

The Bombing of Darwin

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This is the story of the death of Isoroku Yamamoto, a Japanese WWII admiral who planned the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.

The Portillo Expedition: Mystery on Bougainville Island

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The family of WW2 survivor Raymond Haerry travels 5,000 miles to return to Pearl Harbor to place their father’s ashes back aboard the battleship.

Journey Home to the USS Arizona

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Thousands of men from Burma died fighting a brutal war for Britain against Japan during WW2. Only a handful of veterans remain to tell the real story.

Burma: Forgotten Allies

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Narrated by actor Gary Sinise, 'Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero' tells the story of how U.S. Navy sailor Joe George became an unlikely hero.

Lifeline: Pearl Harbor's Unknown Hero

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To the sailors who witnessed the official Japanese surrender, it was one of the most monumental days in history, and only a few witnesses now remain.

Surrender on the USS Missouri

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The personal stories of veterans and citizens who witnessed the attack on the American Pacific Fleet in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

History

War in the Pacific