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PBS American Experience: Victory in the Pacific (2005) DVDRip XviD AC3

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American Experience: Victory in the Pacific - 2005 - WGBH, Boston

Runtime: 112 mins.

Producers: Austin Hoyt, Melissa Martin
Director: Austin Hoyt
Writer: Austin Hoyt
Narrator: David Ogden Stiers

Overview
In this provocative, thorough examination of the final months of World War II,
American Experience looks at the escalation of bloodletting from the vantage
points of both the Japanese and the Americans. As the film shows, most of the
Emperor's inner circle was determined to continue the war even after losses
in the Philippines in February 1945 cut off Japan's supply lines. And though
he was warned that his country, brought to its knees by the conflict, might
erupt in a Communist revolution, Emperor Hirohito believed that one last
decisive battle could reverse Japan's fortunes.

The Americans, for their part, were startled by the intensity and determination
of the Japanese defenders in the South Pacific. "Do the suicides of Saipan mean
the whole Japanese race will choose death before surrender?" wrote a reporter
in Time magazine. From the U.S. capture of the Mariana Islands through the
firebombing of Tokyo and the dropping of the atomic bomb, Victory in the Pacific
chronicles the dreadful and unprecedented loss of life and the decisions made by
leaders on both sides that finally ended the war.

Specs
Video ... XviD (MPEG-4V) 23.976 fps
Avg. Bitrate ... 1542 Kbps
Bits/(P*F) ... 0.273
Resolution ... 640x368 (1.74:1 AR)
Audio ... AC3 48.0 KHz 192 Kbps CBR 2 channel
Language ... English
Subtitles ... None

Note: This vid is not my rip - not sure of the origin, but doesn't seem
to be a torrent for it anywhere so thought I would upload it. It's a very good
documentary.

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