The Pacific War in Colour
An Ocean Apart
Season 1 Episode 1 of 8
The Pacific War was unlike any military conflict before it in terms of its scale, scope, and savagery. The massive attacks on Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima and Nagasaki bookended the war, along with the ferocious battles in between, ones waged on tiny islands and remote atolls and fought by soldiers, Marines, airmen and sailors. Referencing colour combat footage and accounts from those who experienced the fight first-hand, this instalment reveals the brutal reality of life on the frontline during the battle for the Pacific
The Pacific War in Colour airs on 5SELECT at 5:00 PM, Saturday 4 January. (Subtitles.)
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