In this new 2021 high-definition program, learn all about the Pacific Theater of World War II and the pivotal battles along the way. Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor? Who were the Allied Powers? What happened at the Battle of Iwo Jima? What was the Manhattan Project? Why did the United States drop the atomic bomb at Hiroshima and Nagasaki? The answers to these questions and more are covered in depth with detailed graphics, diagrams, and dynamic videos that reinforce important concepts.
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