Crusade In The Pacific: Volume 1

An Empire On The Rise

This award winning documentary is the complete and definitive history of the Battle for the Pacific War Theatre spearheaded by General Douglas MacArthur. Starting with Imperial Japan's dreams of Pacific rule and ending with their near total annihilation, this fact filled presentation uses archival combat footage, interviews and newsreels to tell the story of the bloodiest conflict the world has ever witnessed.

The Rise Of The Japanese Empire
Japan takes Manchuria. False promises. Time table of aggression. Rape of Nanking. Dealing with the Germans. New Axis powers. Pearl Harbor attacked.

America Goes To War
Singapore falls. Malayan campaign. British surrender. Australia threatened. Troops train for different kind of warfare. Japan seizes control of islands.

US And The Philippines
Roosevelt makes deal to protect US interests in Philippines. Japan invades the island. MacArthur promises to return. Battle for Corregidor.

The Navy Holds
Nimitz assumes command. Japan uses islands for airbases. Battle for the Marshall Islands. Doolittle bombs Tokyo. Battle of Coral Sea and Midway

Guadalcanal
America's First Offensive: Guadalcanal invaded. Australian lifeline maintained. Japan wins naval battle at Solomon Islands. US victorious in next battle.

War In The North
The Aleutians: Tiny chain of islands becomes pivotal to Allied victory. Bombing raids from Northern bases pay off. Savage battle for the high grounds. From Invasion To Occupation.

The Road Back
New Guinea: US position looks bleak. Japan bombs Australia. Battle for New Guinea aided by natives of island. US helps dug-in Aussies with supplies and troops. Heavy losses at Buna. MacArthur's ringside seat.