The Perilous Fight: America's World War II in Color

Season 1 Episode 4: Triumph: The Pacific, 1943-1945

The series concludes by covering America's efforts to win the war in the Pacific. Among the many scenes captured by color footage are U.S. troops staging a dawn landing on tiny but strategically important Tarawa; the U.S. attack on Iwo Jima and the raising of the American flag on Mount Surabachi; the desperate fight to save the U.S.S. Franklin after the aircraft carrier is hit and set on fire by armor-piercing bombs 50 miles from Japan; U.S. aircraft carriers under attack by kamikaze pilots during the battle for Okinawa; the funeral procession for President Roosevelt following his sudden death in April 1945; the devastation wrought on Hiroshima by the atomic bomb; the Japanese surrender aboard the U.S.S. Missouri; and celebrations in the streets of New York marking the end of the war.

Genre:

Documentary, War & Politics

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

4

Cast:

Martin Sheen

Quality:

HD

Duration:

55 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

10.0