World War II: The Pacific Theater

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Free Online Course: World War II: The Pacific Theater provided by The Great Courses Plus is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. World War II: The Pacific Theater is taught by Craig L. Symonds, PhD.

Overview
  • Survey the largest naval war in world history and gain insight into the strategy and tactics of battle from sea, air, and land.

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    • 01: The Road to War in the Pacific, 1931–1941
    • 02: Infamy! The Japanese Attack Pearl Harbor
    • 03: Japan Moves South, December 1941–May 1942
    • 04: The Doolittle Raid on Japan, April 1942
    • 05: Station HYPO: Breaking the Japanese Code
    • 06: Battle of the Coral Sea, May 1942
    • 07: Midway: 10 Minutes That Changed the War
    • 08: Guadalcanal: Jungle Warfare
    • 09: Ironbottom Sound, 1942–1943
    • 10: MacArthur, Halsey, and Operation Cartwheel
    • 11: The Big Blue Fleet and American Industry
    • 12: Battle for Tarawa: A Square Mile of Hell
    • 13: A Three-Front Pacific War, January–May 1944
    • 14: The US Leaps to the Marianas, June 1944
    • 15: Battle of the Philippine Sea, June 1944
    • 16: Bombing Japan: Fire from the Sky
    • 17: American Submarines in the Pacific, 1944–1945
    • 18: MacArthur Returns to the Philippines
    • 19: Battle of Leyte Gulf, October 1944
    • 20: Admiral Halsey’s Typhoons, 1944–1945
    • 21: Battle for Iwo Jima, February–March 1945
    • 22: Battle for Okinawa, April–June 1945
    • 23: Kamikazes: Japan’s Special Attack Units