Battlezone WWII: Battle of Midway to Victory in the Pacific

Name: Battlezone WWII: Battle of Midway to Victory in the Pacific
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 2015-01-01
Cast: Jim Bishop

2015

TV-PG

Archival footage recounts the clashes between Japan and the United States and its Allies as each side fought for supremacy in Asia and the Pacific.

A dramatic film covering the lead up to and the eventual attack by the Japanese at Pearl Harbor.

A Japanese Lieutenant and a Philippine Corporal remember the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese in WWII.

The Battle for Midway, as remembered by a Japanese Submarine Commander and a US Sailor.

The build up of the US Navy prior to its battle with Japan for supremacy in the Pacific.

A rare color film from WWII on the battle for control of the Aleutian Islands in the Northern Pacific.

The 2nd US Marines' bloody assault on Tarawa.

The battle for the islands of Tarawa as told by a Japanese Sailor and a Sergeant for the US Marines.

The Allied invasion of the island of New Britain.

A Japanese Corporal from the Tank Corps and a Sergeant from the US Army recollect the Liberation of the Philippines in 1944.

A Japanese Infantryman and a US Marine Sergeant tell the story of their part in the US attack on the island of Iwo Jima.

The liberation of Guam in 1944 from two and a half years of Japanese occupation.

A Japanese Airman and an American Seaman recount their memories of the attack on Okinawa and the role of the Kamikaze pilots.

A Japanese Fighter Pilot and an American airman remember the bombing of Japan in 1945, culminating in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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