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A docu-series about the largest naval conflict in history, the Pacific War, which involved the two most powerful navies locked in a death struggle.

Documentary · 2009 · 45 min

EPISODE 1

Hakku Icchiu

In the early hours of December 7, 1941 Japan launched a major surprise carrier-based air strike on Pearl Harbor without explicit warning, which crippled the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

45 min · 1 Jan 2009
EPISODE 2

The Doomed Fleet

In the Fall of 1941, the naval and air base at Pearl Harbor and the escalations on Oahu, represented the greatest concentration of American military power in the new world.

45 min · 1 Jan 2009
EPISODE 3

The Joy of Fighting for the Emperor

Though they had not delivered the finishing stroke at Pearl Harbor, the Japanese had put the Americans and the British on their heels in the Pacific.

45 min · 1 Jan 2009
EPISODE 4

The Giant Awakes

In a desperate attempt to boost morale in troubling times, Lt. Colonel Jimmy Doolittle organized a surprise attack on Tokyo, known as the Doolittle Raid.

45 min · 1 Jan 2009