War in the Pacific - Eagle Against the Sun poster

Basic Info

First Air: May 05, 2015

Status: Returning Series

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 10

Last Episode

Name: High Noon

Season: 1, Episode: 5

Air Date: 2015-05-12

Runtime: 45 min

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.

War in the Pacific - Eagle Against the Sun

2015 1 seasons 10 episodes

Overview

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.