Grab your map of the Pacific—it's huge, it's island-filled, and every mile is about to become a high-stakes battleground. In this episode, we follow the sweeping, brutal, and strategically complex war against Japan: from Pearl Harbor's shock to the island-hopping campaign that carried U.S. forces across oceans, jungles, and volcanic fortresses. Carrier warfare changes everything, the Marines face some of the toughest fighting in American history, and the closer the Allies get to Japan, the more intense the conflict becomes. It's a story of courage, grit, and geography shaping destiny—one hard-won island at a time.
