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S01E17 THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas

1953-03-01

A few days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japan launches an invasion of Guam, a U.S. territory, leading to a two-and-a-half-year occupation. The American forces eventually reclaim Guam and Saipan, culminating in a decisive victory that decimates the Japanese fleet in what is famously known as a "turkey shoot." The joy of the Guamanian people is evident as they express their gratitude with smiles, creating one of the most uplifting moments in Victory at Sea. Meanwhile, American troops are busy establishing bases across the Marianas in preparation for a major bombing campaign against Japan.

Season 1 Episodes

1
DESIGN FOR WAR: Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1941
1952-10-26
 1
Guts
2004-07-21
 2
THE PACIFIC BOILS OVER: Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941
1952-11-02
 2
Gay
2004-07-28
 3
SEALING THE BREACH: Anti-submarine warfare, 1941-1943
1952-11-09
 3
Kansas
2004-08-04
 4
MIDWAY IS EAST: Japanese victories & the Midway Battle
1952-11-23
 4
DNA
2004-08-11
 5
Orphans
2004-08-18
 5
MEDITERRANEAN MOSAIC: Gibraltar, Allied & enemy fleets, Malta
1952-11-30
 6
Revenge
2004-08-25
 6
GUADALCANAL
1952-12-14
 7
Butterfly
2004-09-01
 7
RINGS AROUND RABAUL: Struggle for the Solomon Islands
1952-12-21
 8
Inches
2004-09-08
 8
MARE NOSTRUM: Mediterranean Command, 1940-1942
1952-12-28
 9
Alarm
2004-09-15
 9
SEA AND SAND: Invasion of North Africa, 1942-1943
1953-01-04
 10
Immortal
2004-09-22
 10
BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS: War in the south Atlantic
1953-01-11
 11
Mom
2004-09-29
 11
THE MAGNETIC NORTH: War from Murmansk to Alaska
1953-01-18
 12
Leaving
2004-10-06
 12
THE CONQUEST OF MICRONESIA: Carrier warfare--Gilberts and Marshalls
1953-01-25
 13
MELANESIAN NIGHTMARE: New Guinea campaign
1953-02-01
 13
Sanctuary
2004-10-13
 14
ROMAN RENAISSANCE: Sicily and the Italian campaign
1953-02-08
 15
D-DAY: Normandy
1953-02-15
 16
KILLERS AND THE KILL: Victory in the Atlantic, 1943-1945
1953-02-22
 17
THE TURKEY SHOOT: Conquest of the Marianas
1953-03-01
 18
TWO IF BY SEA: Peleliu and Angaur
1953-03-08
 19
BATTLE FOR LEYTE GULF: Sea battle for Leyte Gulf
1953-03-15
 20
RETURN OF THE ALLIES: Liberation of the Philippines
1953-03-22
 21
FULL FATHOM FIVE: U.S. submarines
1953-03-29
 22
THE FATE OF EUROPE: Black Sea, south of France, surrender
1953-04-05
 23
TARGET SURIBACHI: Iwo Jima
1953-04-12
 24
THE ROAD TO MANDALAY: China, Burma, India, and Indian Ocean
1953-04-19
 25
SUICIDE FOR GLORY: Okinawa
1953-04-26
 26
DESIGN FOR PEACE: Surrender of Japan & aftermath of war
1953-05-03