WWII in the Pacific

WWII in the Pacific

TV-PG2015•45m•6.0/10

DocumentaryWar & Politics

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(1)

WWII in the Pacific focuses on the events, notable figures, various bands of brothers, and heroic actions of the Allied powers. Take an inside look, starting with the conflict and tensions leading up to the war, the attack on Pearl Harbor, the evolution of the Pacific Theater, and the development and dropping of the atomic bomb, up until the subsequent end of WWII.

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Production

World Media Rights, ZDF

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

June 3, 2015

Last Aired

June 17, 2015

Networks

AHC

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Waking the Beast

E1

Waking the Beast

Air date: 2015-06-03

On December 7, 1941 Japan gambles all and attacks the US. In the first months of the war it looks as though Japan is unbeatable. Then the US fights back. The War in the Pacific engulfs Asia and launches an entirely new form of naval warfare.

Island Warfare

E2

Island Warfare

Air date: 2015-06-10

By the summer of 1942, the US has the upper hand in the war with Japan. It has achieved Naval superiority. In the Spring of 1945 the loss of life is great for both sides but Japan refuses to surrender. US Chiefs desperately look for a way to end the war.

No Surrender

E3

No Surrender

Air date: 2015-06-17

The war is turning America's way. Yet Japan is determined to kill as many Americans as possible and fight to the death. The question is, does the US have the stomach for the fight? Or will a secret US weapon offer a way out and saves GI's lives?

Cast

Alisdair Simpson

Alisdair Simpson

Narrator

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