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It tells the story of the brutal 36day battle in which nearly 7000 marines were killed. Contains graphic that may war and death disturb some viewers. [orchestral music] narrator this is the pacific as you know it, wide stretches of water, but this is the pacific as the joint chief of staffs view it, a battlefield, a vast fortressstudded plane on which the japanese defend the heart of the homeland. It is the most heavily fortified island in the world. Buried deep underground, the jap preparations for murder. 20,000 fighting men waited for us to make the first move. And they dont have to wait long. [explosions] the navy begins to soften up the island so we can land. [explosions] planes from our Carrier Force take off to strafe and bomb. [machine gun fire] [explosions] gunboats move in close to work over enemy beach installations. [machine gun fire] enemy fire gets closer. [heavy gunfire] dday, the beginning of the toughest 26 days in marine corps history. We watch the Center Control vess

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