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War in the Pacific [videorecording DVD] collector's edition / Mill Creek Entertainment.

Summary:

This amazing documentary chronicles the compelling events that led up to Japan's surprise bombing of the U.S. Naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 and depicts the numreous air, land and sea battles that unfolded from 1942 until the fall of the Japanese empire in 1945. The priceless documentary footage compiled in this collection sets you squarely in the center of the conflict and reveals the bravery, heroism and the sacrifice that was the hallmark of the the men and women of our armed forces during their service in World War II.- Container.

Record details

Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (624 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Collector's ed.
Publisher: Golden Valley, MN : Mill Creek Entertainment, 2011.

Content descriptions

General Note:	"Warning: Documentaries contain scenes that may be considered graphic and violent by some viewers -- Container.
Formatted Contents Note:	Disc 1 : The Pacific in erutption -- Awakening in the Pacific -- 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 Solomon's Ladder: Bougainville -- Attack in the Central Pacific: Makin and Tarawa -- The war at sea. Disc 2 : Speeding up the attack: The Marshalls -- Stepping stones to the Philippines -- Battle for the Marianas -- The war in China-Burma-India Theatre -- 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 -- Shifting tides in the Orient -- War in Korea.
System Details Note:	DVD.