The Jungle Battle That Changed the Pacific Campaign | World War II With Tom Hanks

The Allies and Japan clash in the jungles and plains of Asia, the “forgotten theater” of World War II, as America struggles to bring the fight to Tokyo’s door. See more in this clip from Season 1, Episode 14, "Long Road to Tokyo."

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For eighty years, the Second World War has remained the most devastating and defining conflict in human history. "World War II with Tom Hanks" is a landmark documentary event that reexamines the war through the lens of a new century. Told over twenty hours and guided by Tom Hanks, whose lifelong passion for this history has shaped some of the most profound screen portrayals of the era, the series captures the full arc of the war — from the rise of fascism in Europe to the fall of Berlin, from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima, and the uneasy peace that follows. Each episode uncovers new dimensions of the conflict: the decisions that shaped the battlefield, the unseen networks that sustained the war effort, and the aftershocks that still shape our world today.

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