This richly detailed, visually stunning documentary series covers the entire dramatic saga of World War II in the Pacific.From Manchuria to Hiroshima, the people, armaments, locations and battles of the epic conflict are covered in twenty unforgettable episodes.The Allies' crusade to defeat imperial Japan's bloody expansion featured difficult, heroic fighting at sea, in the air and on innumerable jungle islands.
Includes: The Rise Of The Japanese Empire America Goes To War In The Pacific The U.S. And The Philippines The Navy Holds - 1942 Guadalcanal: America's First Offensive War In The North: The Aleutians The Road Back: New Guinea Up The Solomons' Ladder: Bougainville Attack In The Central Pacific: Makin And Tarawa The War At Sea Speeding Up The Attack: The Marshalls Stepping Stones To The Philippines Battle For The Marianas The War In The China-Burma-India Theater Palau: The Fight For Bloody Nose Ridge MacArthur Returns To The Philippines Bloody IWO At Japan's Doorstep: Okinawa The Air War On Japan The Surrender And Occupation Of Japan
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