GREAT BATTLES OF THE PACIFIC (2 DVD'S)

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Documentary, Special Interest, War
• Plot: Volume Two: 1944-45 Victory in the Pacific; ; The tide of war is turning and U.S. forces are ready to smash at Japan’s front door, the Mariana Islands. Fierce battles are waged on Saipan and Guam, where the American flag flies once again. Then, Tinian falls, and the U.S. captures air bases within striking distance of Tokyo. In October 1944, Japan’s imperial navy is effectively knocked out of the war in the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle ever to take place. As the end draws nearer, U.S. forces return to the Philippines and liberate Manilla after four months of bitter jungle fighting. Rare color footage captures the Battle of Iwo Jima, a 36- day battle that was the bloodiest in Marine Corps history. Finally, Okinawa – the last stop on the way to Japan, and its defenders are prepared to fight to the death. After 83 days of fighting, only 10,755 Japanese are taken alive. The remaining defenders, 110,000 of them, are dead. Following Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrender on the deck of the Battleship Missouri. The empire of the Rising Sun has fallen.;
• Runtime: 2:00
• Media Format: Movie