Film sources: U.S. Department of Defense, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Australian Government Information Service, British Information Service, New Zealand Army, Netherlands Information Service, March of Time, Newsreel Pool, captured Japanese film from U.S. National Archives and Office of Alien Property. presentations, and biographies. Narrator: Westbrook Van Voorhis.
Contents:
disc 5. The surrender and occupation of Japan. America goes to war in the Pacific -- The U.S. and the Philippines -- The Navy holds, 1942 -- disc. 2. Guadalcanal, America's first offensive -- War in the north, the Aleutians -- The road back, New Guinea -- Up the Solomons' ladder, Bougainville -- disc 3. Attack in the Central Pacific, Makin and Tarawa -- The war at sea -- Speeding up the attack, the Marshalls -- Stepping stones to the Philippines -- disc 4. Battle for the Marianas -- The war in the China-Burma-India theater -- Palau, the fight for Bloody Nose Ridge -- MacArthur returns to the Philippines -- disc 5. Bloody Iwo -- At Japan's doorstep, Okinawa -- The air war on Japan -- The surrender and occupation of Japan.
Summary:
This documentary covers the entire saga of World War II in the Pacific theatre, utilizing film footage shot by cameramen on both sides of the War.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.