The bloodiest battle of the Pacific, the crescendo before the atomic attacks comes alive as never before in this incredible presentation from History...'Shootout!' examines the personalities, the weapons, the firepower and the leadership needed to defeat the enemy. With 3D CGI animation sequences and testimony from scholars and experts, the battles come alive as they appeared to the soldiers and shooters themselves. Hearing the soldiers' stories in their own voices brings their experiences on the front line into our living room, in shocking detail.
Shootout!: Guadalcanal (2005) On a small, southwestern Pacific island, U.S. forces confronted the Japanese on the ground for the first time in WWII. While the Japanese were willing to fight to the death, the American were eager to offer them that chance.
Shootout!: Iwo Jima: Fight to the Death (2006) The most famous image of WWII occurred in the aftermath of one of the deadliest shootouts in history.
Shootout!: Okinawa: The Last Battle of WWII (2006) It was the last battle before the bombs, the final stepping stone on the warpath to Japan. Equal parts bloodbath and chess match, 'Shootout!' presents the strategies and tragedies that made Okinawa the Pacific's bloodiest battlefield.
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