War in the Pacific - Eagle Against the Sun

Dive into the War in the Pacific like never before with this 10-part series chronicling the fight from prior to Pearl Harbor up until the last bomb was dropped. Featuring combat footage and interviews with veterans from both sides, learn about their experiences and perspectives from America's war with Japan as 2015 recognizes the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day.

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Status	Returning Series
Original Name	War in the Pacific - Eagle Against the Sun
First Air Date	May 5, 2015
Last Air Date	May 12, 2015
Seasons	1
Episodes	10
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United States of America
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S01E05

High Noon

Even though Japanese war plans were habitually best-case and not worst-case, the military junta on the home island were so surprised by the scale and speed of its successes in the first four months of the war in the Pacific, that it was wondering what to do for an encore. What was thought in advanced to require six months had only needed three.

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