Subject: So. Studies/Sciences: History

World War II Chronicles Series

Payoff in the Pacific

Originally aired by the U.S. Army as a documentary series called The Big Picture, this re-mastered documentary takes viewers into the heart of battle with Allied soldiers fighting island to island against the Japanese Empire during WW II; it covers most of the major battles fought in the Pacific, from Pearl Harbor to the final surrender of Japan, and end with the nuclear bombings of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Produced by the U.S. Department of the Army. 2010DR/45CL JSCA 60 min.