The Pacific War, Part 4: The Tables Turn

Season 15, Episode 18: The Pacific War, Part 4: The Tables Turn
A photo of Carmen Rosales, a famous Filipino actress who also served as a sharpshooter for the Filipino resistance. Source: Public Domain
A US Propaganda poster celebrating the Filipino insurgents who challenged Japanese hegemony in the south Pacific. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of the Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighter plane discovered nearly intact on Akutan Island in July of 1942. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of the Akutan Zero being transported by barge to San Diego for testing and analysis. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of Lieutenant Commander Eddie Sanders taxiing the newly-restored Akutan Zero on a runway before its first test flight. Source: Public Domain
A map depicting the Battle of Kursk. The red masses near the center represent German incursions on Soviet lines. The objective of those two offensives into a gigantic pincer movement, however, would never come to pass. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of a Soviet machine gun crew watching for German enemies in the vicinity of Kursk. Source: Public Domain
A photograph of a Soviet anti-tank gun crew preparing to site and destroy a German tank. Source: Public Domain

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