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Battle of Iwo Jima: A Turning Point in the Pacific War

One of the most intense and iconic battles of World War II, the Battle of Iwo Jima pushed both sides to their limits. In this ...
PBS

Major Pacific Battles

In December 1941 Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor, Hawai'i, causing the U.S. to enter World War II. Over two years would pass until the Allies reached their great turning point in the ...
YouTube on MSN

Midway: The Turning Point of WWII in the Pacific!

Explore the dramatic events of the Battle of Midway, a pivotal turning point in WWII in the Pacific! Dive into the strategic ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Filmmaker reveals more war memories Ken Burns' new PBS series 'The War' explores conflict through eyes of soldiers

WALPOLE, N.H. -- When Ken Burns' "Civil War" hit public television in 1990, it was a revelation: Burns invested a faded period of American history with new life, color and emotion. The public does not ...
The Washington Post

Solemn Reflection

With stark images and deadly sounds, Ken Burns's landmark PBS World War II documentary depicts what the filmmaker calls "the worst war that ever happened to humans." He traces the events of 1941 to ...
CNN

US military rebuilds runway on site of ‘nightmare’ World War II battle

A US Marine Corps aircraft has landed on a rebuilt runway on a World War II-era Japanese airfield on the Pacific island of Peleliu, site of one of the Marines’ bloodiest battles of the war and now a ...