Wonderscape
The Tide of War: Pacific Theater Escalates
Trace the escalation of the Pacific Theater from the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor through the aggressive Japanese expansion and the pivotal battles that marked the early years of World War II. The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the...
One Minute History
198 - Code Talkers - One Minute History
In the heat of battle, knowledge is power. Messages must be sent and received quickly, accurately and if you plan on winning, they need to be encoded. October 1918 (World War I) France - Native American men from Oklahoma organize a...
One Minute History
199 - Navajo Code Talkers - One Minute History
On the morning of May 4, 1942, twenty nine Navajo men boarded a bus at Ft. Defiance, Arizona bound for Marine Corps training camp. These men were tasked with creating a code based on the complex, unwritten Navajo language. The Navajo...
Weird History
Hiroo Onada | Fought WWII 30 Years After It Ended
Who was Hiroo Onoda? Onoda was a Japanese soldier who refused to surrender long after the capitulation of Japan in WWII. For 29 extra years, Onoda continued to execute the mission that he was ordered to carry out in 1944. Stationed at...
Wonderscape
History Kids: The Attack on Pearl Harbor and the Pacific Theater of World War II
This video provides a historical overview of the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, the consequences of the attack, and the subsequent involvement of the United States in World War II. It also raises thought-provoking...
Bridgeman Arts
United States, 1940s: Aerial view of bombers flying
United States, 1940s: Aerial view of bombers flying. Plane drops bombs. Bombs dropping. Aerial view, explosions on ground.
PBS
Pbs Secrets of the Dead: Dogfight Over Guadalcanal
This PBS video dramatization [50:00], in seven segment) examines the dramatic air battle between U.S. Navy aircraft pilot James "Pug" Sutherland and Saburo Sakai during World War ll over Guadalcanal. (2006)
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Appointment in Tokyo
Footage [57:27] published in 1945 on the history of World War II operations in the Pacific Theater from the fall of Corregidor to surrender at Tokyo Bay.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Landings on Okinawa, 1945/04/09
A Newsreel short film from 1945 showing Pacific Fleet Commander, Admiral Nimitz sending an armada of 1,400 vessels to Okinawa during World War II.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: World War Ii in the Pacific in 1942
The United States entered the war in 1942 and focused much of their attention on the Japanese following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. [5:51]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: American Progress in the Pacific in 1944
1944 saw the Allies and Americans advance in the Pacific which put them close enough to Japan to bomb that country. [7:35]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: How America 'Struck Back': Doolittle Raid Turnes 70
Listen to first-hand accounts of the Doolittle Raid that was meant to hit the Japanese homeland in April, 1942. The bravery of Jimmy Doolittle's men is truly amazing.
US National Archives
Internet Archive: Doolittle Raid Launch Footage 1942
See live footage of the bombers taking off from the aircraft carrier at the launching of the raid on Japan in April, 1942. A brief description of the raid accompanies the video.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1890 1945: World War Ii in the Pacific in 1942
In 1942, the United States begins to fully engage against the Japanese and go on the offensive. [5:50]