Summary: It was May 1945, and the US forces in Europe had just celebrated victory over the Nazis. While some would then occupy Germany, others would return home. And yet still, many would redeploy to the Pacific for the invasion of Japan-a battle resulting in the highest number of casualties in the Pacific Theater during World War II. Over 100,000 servicemen and tens of thousands of civilians were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: In June of 1944, a vast American army began the siege of Saipan in the Mariana Islands located in the central Pacific Ocean. This airfield would put American bombers within range of Tokyo and the end of the war against Japan finally seemed in sight. Told by the voices of WW II veterans along with author Richard Frank, Death Before Surrender, a part of the PBS American Experience, Victory in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: America's efforts invigorated the struggle against the Nazi stranglehold in Europe. In the Pacific, the ultimate piece of technology ended the war, and a new superpower took the global stage. In this program, many of America's most prominent leaders and personalities reflect on defining moments in the evolution of post-war America-including the Cold War, the space race, the Civil Rights...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2011